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evil forces at work

To: spridgets@autox.team.net, team-thicko@autox.team.net
Subject: evil forces at work
From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:28:50 -0500
Hey Y'all,

Good new, bad news, etc.

It appears that evil forces have conspired against me behind the scenes, 
and I will not be race ready for the BRIC.

The 1275 race motor I got with the car... well, it's crankshaft is FUBAR. 
Elmo's come up with one (maybe), so it'll get done, just not in time for 
the weekend.

The Red Rat's motor was dissected, and as suspected, the knock was serious. 
#4 con rod was toast... didn't spin, but sure rattled around. #3 rod 
bearing has a serious gouge. Both were caused by the brass restrictor plug 
backing out.

This motor's had 5+ seasons of hard livin'. The interesting thing is all 
other bearing surfaces... main & 1 & 2 rods were beautiful... a testament 
to the lubricating power of Redline oil. And, the crank still looks damn 
good too.

I remember Fitz (Otis Campbell) having a similar issue with the brass 
restrictors backing out. Seems weird to happen so long after a rebuild. Any 
thoughts on pulling the brass, taping the crank, and using a locktite'd 
allen screw drilled out in the center to the appropriate size.???

Any other ideas?

Flounder

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