It was good while it lasted...
Discussion
CC Sat...having a great time, rev counter and speedo off the clock as per last year...
..passing most of those out there until I guess lap 6 @ the 1st chicane...
...then dunk and big loss of power and a very rough sounding engine.
Coasted across the grass up to the marshalls @ Tower with steam coming fromn under the bonnet..
...ah ha...when did I last look @ the temp gauge...can't remember but it was about 100-105.
Towed back to the paddock where the diagnosis began after a little cooling time...
...filled up with water and undid each plug in turn...no water...so the jacket is intact...
....no rods sticking out the block...so what next ?
Undo the rocker cover and all seems to be ok.
Ask a nice person if he has a compression tester...and it shows nothing on No.2...
...ah...I think we found it...and also lots of tappet clearance in No.4 rocker.
So does the piston have a hole in it ?
Dunno yet...other things to do today...and probably won't for a while...
...I guess the time to try a scatter cam has come fwd...
....along with the Sals diff and JK SC box...oh goodie...missed having that.
The yoko A048's were good...still have that track day look about them as came home with the AA.
G.
..passing most of those out there until I guess lap 6 @ the 1st chicane...
...then dunk and big loss of power and a very rough sounding engine.
Coasted across the grass up to the marshalls @ Tower with steam coming fromn under the bonnet..
...ah ha...when did I last look @ the temp gauge...can't remember but it was about 100-105.
Towed back to the paddock where the diagnosis began after a little cooling time...
...filled up with water and undid each plug in turn...no water...so the jacket is intact...
....no rods sticking out the block...so what next ?
Undo the rocker cover and all seems to be ok.
Ask a nice person if he has a compression tester...and it shows nothing on No.2...
...ah...I think we found it...and also lots of tappet clearance in No.4 rocker.
So does the piston have a hole in it ?
Dunno yet...other things to do today...and probably won't for a while...
...I guess the time to try a scatter cam has come fwd...
....along with the Sals diff and JK SC box...oh goodie...missed having that.
The yoko A048's were good...still have that track day look about them as came home with the AA.
G.
Just finished the autopsy in the 1380....a good old favourite....dropped a valve....No.4 to be precise.
Fortunately, the piston survived...just a round impact mark made by the edge of the rimflo that I can polish out...everything else seems to be fine.
So....strip down....clean....and rebuild....but this time with the Sals diff, JK S/C box, 1.08 drops and S/H 3.44 CWP....
Fortunately, the piston survived...just a round impact mark made by the edge of the rimflo that I can polish out...everything else seems to be fine.
So....strip down....clean....and rebuild....but this time with the Sals diff, JK S/C box, 1.08 drops and S/H 3.44 CWP....
Paul V said:
I’m spending to much on the Griff at the moment.
When do you think you’ll finish?
Too much....time or money....or both ?
Finish
....there is no timescale planned....might be a couple of weeks....or maybe months....depends upon other things....like a new job 
....and my new toy - Tuscan No.29 
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