Sounds almost exactly like what happened to my '69.
http://www.home.turbopower.com/~mikew/Spitfire/69Spit_4.htm has the
story, and some rather gruesome pictures. Fortunately, the Spit engines
are relatively easy to rebuild<g> The hardest part was finding a single
piston, I ended up buying a complete set from TSI Automotive.
Mike Welch
God Bless America
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-----Original Message-----
From: Stardust8409@aol.com [mailto:Stardust8409@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:25 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: newbe
Hi there I'm new to the list, although I had asked some questions this
last
summer, concerning my fathers 80 spitfire, and now I can proudly say I
own a
74 spitfire, but sadly say I have a serious engine problem :( I had a
3 day
trip permit for the car to get it to my house, unfortunately I had too
much
fun that first day. I could'nt help but drive it the next two, and you
guessed it the last day....., well there was a slight rattling noise
from the
get go, which I attributed to shotty bonnet buffers, since my dads car
had
the same problem, however that last day, I noticed it getting louder,
and
upon closer inspection realized it was indeed coming from the engine.
What
was I to do, I was too far from home, and too broke for a tow truck, so
I got
it as close as possible and parked it, by that time the damage was done,
it'
s a very loud clacking to (god forbid) knocking sound, and the car has
no
power, will NOT go up any hills!
Diagnoses terminal????
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