On Wed, 18 Sep 1996 20:03:58 -0500 (CDT) jmike@sky.net writes:
>The rod failure thread reminds me of the problem that the group helped
>me
>through just six short months and $2500.00 ago. I was hearing a
>"deisel" sound
>when the motor was under acceleration. The hot dogs who restored the
>car were
>to have rebuilt the motor, and they did have it apart, but negleted to
>boil the
>engine out, thereby leaving at least two of the oil passages to the
>bearings
>clogged. So, with 500 miles on it, the engine was toast. The second
>time, the
>engine was boiled, and measured for accuracy in case it was
>misaligned, etc.
>
>Ya jus' never know!!
>
>Mike Barron
>70 TR6
>60 TR3
**Oh boy. Not too happy with these stories. The sound from my car is a
constant tapping sound quite loud and the tone increases and decreases
with rev alterations. I don't think I'm going to run it until I get a
better feel of what's happening. From thinking bad fuel to total engine
failure is very concernning!!
Captain Page
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