My reason for not being on track Sunday afternoon @ Croft !

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Engine was suffering water being blown out at high revs so kept off the track

Still managed a run down the 0-60 and a major do-nut after the run

Now stripped

Time for a new block methinks

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Sorry to see this, but what's gone wrong there then Dave? I can see the piston looks melted but what has caused this and what damage is there to the block then?

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Piston is fine

No 4 cylinder had a liner fitted

The liner has slipped

This allowed compression to enter the water jacket

Engine ran fine but kept blowing water out at high revs

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Oh heck, rotten luck Dave.

[Dingy]

Top stuff dave - yb on the way ?

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Top stuff dave - yb on the way ?

Be a lot easier !

[grum]

2.5 Ranger diesel, loads of torque

[Dave1800BDA]

not good dave, lucky it didnt drop further, seen a few bds where the throw of the rod has hit the base of a dropped liner

[trialscort]

If the top ring had got over the end of the liner, some proper damage would have happened. A lucky escape

[thedman]

A lot worse than I had. I split a water at the end of the second session on Sunday morning and spent 2 hours in the ****ing rain changing it.

[mk1gaz]

when i looked at liners for mine they said they sat in a recessed groove machined into the block so they couldn't slip or move . What holds yours in place then ?

[RS2000CUSTOM]

What holds yours in place then ?

At the moment Fairy dust !

Great news though !

A friendly local engineer has measured the remaining metal between the jackets and the bore at its thinnest point and can machine a recess into the block deck on No4 cylinder to put a flanged liner back in.

So all may not be lost yet.

[Andyc]

good news the david

[cossie si]

Ummmmmm Dohnuts!
Heard you had trouble with your ring as well this weekend dave

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Ummmmmm Dohnuts!

Heard you had trouble with your ring as well this weekend dave

Managed my first "safe" fart last night since Sunday night - lol