On Wed, 21 Dec 1994, Lawrence Buja wrote:
<<Snip snip very sad XJ story >>
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> To Bob's race-trained eye, this disaster isn't nearly as bad as I felt
> it was when I looked down the #2 cylinder and could see the wrist-pin
> and connecting rod thru the jagged hole in the top of the piston. I was
> thinking "Game Over. I've got to pull the engine and get it on a stand,
> push the Daimler out into the lot, disassemble the engine completely,
> resleeve the cylinder, find a new head..... It's going to be August
> before it's running again." But Bob was much more relaxed about it. On
> the phone the next day he said, "Yup, that's just what it looks like
> when you eat a valve. Don't worry. I`ve got a line on another piston
> and a set of valves for you. Once we get your headwork done and the
> cylinder checked out, we'll have you going again soon." That was music
> to my ears.
Good, I'm glad you have a stout optimist helping you with the project.
I've been there, done that, and Bob's right. It's all in the mindset.
> Anyway, it looks like it's back to square one, but with a slightly
> different spin this time. One thing this experience has proven to me is
> that, in spite of it all, I _really_ like this car and I'm willing to do
> alot of work to get it going again.
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That's a good attitude to have Lawrence, have fun.
Greg
Greg Meboe meboe@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu
Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, Wa.
'85 XJ-12 H.E. (daily) '67 Spit-6 '74 TR-6
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