Bummer, Bill!
Sorry to hear of your disappointing experience. Hang in there! Best of
luck with the rebuild. The good news is, your block is sound and your
engine should be good for another 100,000+ miles when you're through
rebuilding (hopefully!).
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
'68 LHD Spitfire Mk3 frame-off resto project
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----- Original Message -----
From: BillG <wrgingerich@uswest.net>
To: Spitlist <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 5:05 PM
Subject: Driving season is over
>
> Greetings, fellow listers!
>
> Well, my driving season ended yesterday with rather loud clattering and an
> almost total lack of oil pressure. I managed to get the Spit out of the
way
> (I had been in the left of 3 lanes doing about 65) and coasted up an exit
> ramp. I pushed the car around onto a side street and called for the hook.
> The good news is no holes and no large puddles of oil. The engine will
run,
> it just sounds like a rock crusher. I'm not sure if I lost the oil pump
> first, or if a bearing went and eliminated the resistance needed for a
> pressure reading. Suffice it to say that one of my new winter projects is
> an engine rebuild. I'll definitely be looking for advice from the list as
> the process goes on. But that will wait for a while.
>
> BillG
> '74 Spitfire (the rodless wonder)
> '71 GT6
>
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