[6pack] TR6 Engine Failure

[Jeff Scarbrough]

On 4/21/2011 6:14 PM, Glenn Franco wrote:
> I just tore down a club members 74 TR6 engine rebuilt by the Roadster 
> Factory back in 2002.
> It appears that the circlip that holds the wrist pin (gudgeon pin) in 
> position was not seated properly.
> Looks like they did a nice job on the rebuild, but the wrist pin 
> hammered the cylinder wall and I need to overbore the cylinder or 
> sleeve it.
> Have any of you experienced a failure like this. 

I've had a wrist pin clip come loose before.  It happens.  Not 
necessarily the fault of the builder, especially after nine years.

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.