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might be a good watch https://youtu.be/jBF80UR0Uck?si=BN-d2pvN4OxtOcKP
ian448 said:
might be a good watch https://youtu.be/jBF80UR0Uck?si=BN-d2pvN4OxtOcKP
he's going to be waiting a long time there are no more factory v12s and those second hand ones are a lottery kevin_cambs_uk said:
This will be fascinating as he starts to take this beast apart!
Kevin
his best bet before it goes too far is take the entire car to Bamford Rose pay a couple of hundred quid for a complete assessment , then he can be in a position to see how to proceed , and the sort of cost involved Kevin
A flooded car is no joke , hidden electrical gremlins , He doesnt appear to be too clued up on the DB9 , ie does he know how to Lift the body off ?
Remember Bamford Rose talking about second hand V12s a few months back .........or lack of them .
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This is certainly one for the Brave Pill , I counted 4 cars in the classified for £25k , these are all driveable , he paid £18k for this !!
I reckon £10k too much A rebuild would be getting on for £25k for engine / work and suddenly its not a good deal , never mind the other issues . sticking in a second hand lump for £6k without knowing the providence is just too risky.
I did not watch the film to the end, but the owner said he was thinking of lifting the engine out through the bonnet aperture, using a fork lift truck.
He was so busy trying to remove rusted screws, perhaps he has not yet noticed the torque tube. Perhaps a strong jerk with the fork lift, might get the engine, torque tube and transmission out though the bonnet as one unit. -
As for cost and availability of V12 engines, the cheapest solution might be to buy the cheapest DB9, keep the engine and then sell all the other parts. Imagine how much all the individual parts must be worth.
If the engine has been hydrolocked, my bet would be bent connecting rods. Think they would be weaker than the crankshaft, which was suggested as possibly being broken. What would a bent rod do to the bores ?
An extreme optimist - someone who buys a water damaged Aston Martin.
Surprisingly, the dashboard seemed to behave normally, so that's good.
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BAD LUCK
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Purosangue said:
kevin_cambs_uk said:
This will be fascinating as he starts to take this beast apart!
Kevin
his best bet before it goes too far is take the entire car to Bamford Rose pay a couple of hundred quid for a complete assessment , then he can be in a position to see how to proceed , and the sort of cost involved Kevin
A flooded car is no joke , hidden electrical gremlins , He doesnt appear to be too clued up on the DB9 , ie does he know how to Lift the body off ?
Remember Bamford Rose talking about second hand V12s a few months back .........or lack of them .
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This is certainly one for the Brave Pill , I counted 4 cars in the classified for £25k , these are all driveable , he paid £18k for this !!
I reckon £10k too much A rebuild would be getting on for £25k for engine / work and suddenly its not a good deal , never mind the other issues . sticking in a second hand lump for £6k without knowing the providence is just too risky.
Looking at the DB5, and assuming it's not Photoshop, I'd guess the driver panicked and let the revs fall so the exhaust flooded. The engine air intake is well above that water line, as are the ignition system and battery etc. I suppose it's possible the fuel pump, under the rear right seat, might have shorted in that depth of water to deny fuel supply, the only critical component at that height above the road. I don't suppose the consequence will have been catastrophic however as the engine should not have taken water in unless there was a big bow wave, even so there should be a large inline air filter which would reduce flow. It could also be that the engine stalled when the mechanical fan if fitted hit the water if the driver didn't keep the revs up to power it through
I've had water in through the left door of mine, but that was from deep splashing from trucks coming the other way as I was trying to stay on the crown of the road in the shallows and having to take to the gutter to avoid them, not trying to wade through deep water. No real issues but the car dripped for a week and the carpets hung up to dry. Summer thunder storm over the higher Cotswolds
I've had water in through the left door of mine, but that was from deep splashing from trucks coming the other way as I was trying to stay on the crown of the road in the shallows and having to take to the gutter to avoid them, not trying to wade through deep water. No real issues but the car dripped for a week and the carpets hung up to dry. Summer thunder storm over the higher Cotswolds
Sticky legs , that idiot will be me then !! to change the engine the body does require lifting fully off the subframes , drive train etc .Unless you know another way ? (probably not technically the chassis but as good as )
I await to me enlightened
I await to me enlightened
Edited by ian448 on Saturday 4th November 11:04
ian448 said:
Sticky legs , that idiot will be me then !! to change the engine the body does require lifting fully off the subframes , drive train etc .Unless you know another way ? (probably not technically the chassis but as good as )
I await to me enlightened
yes , that would appear to be the norm , I await to me enlightened
Edited by ian448 on Saturday 4th November 11:04
back on topic , I wonder if the You tuber knows how this is done >?
Edited by Purosangue on Saturday 4th November 13:00
ian448 said:
Sticky legs , that idiot will be me then !! to change the engine the body does require lifting fully off the subframes , drive train etc .Unless you know another way ? (probably not technically the chassis but as good as )
I await to me enlightened
I was referring to the terminology of chassis on a monocoque car. Lifting the body off the powertrain & subframes wouldn’t have been any less understandable to the layman. I await to me enlightened
Edited by ian448 on Saturday 4th November 11:04
But I will admit I didn’t realise that so much was left on the floor so happy to have learned something.
Edited by Stick Legs on Saturday 4th November 13:38
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