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Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: jjsaul on January 14, 2007, 14:44:14: Driving to the west mids laning trip today..about 1mile from Jcn5 M5...loud bang lots of smoke and loss of power....

So i pulled over had a look, oil pouring out but couldnt see where...put some more in and crawled to the next exit where everyone else was in Maccy D's...further inspection revealed an unhealthy looking block.

Finally got it AA'd home and had another poke...about 3 inch long section of camshaft was sat on the axle guard and it appears to have put a conrod through the block :shock:

BTW...still runs! Drove it off the AA truck, up our road and onto the drive...i wonder if it would be more economical as a V6 :lol:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: skip on January 14, 2007, 15:04:37: :cry: sorry to hear that.
at least V8s arent hard to come by :)
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: Rich_P on January 14, 2007, 15:07:47: JJ forgot to mention it's his yellow toy that did this. :wink: I'm still amazed that it still runs myself. :shock: I underestimated the Rover V8 I think... :oops:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: jjsaul on January 14, 2007, 15:11:04: Well im just deciding whether to build another one up or just get one from somewhere else complete, or to stay 3.5 or go bigger, or stay efi or go carbs....oh the options are endless :lol:

Yer its the yellow double cab thats gone bang!
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: bezzabsa on January 14, 2007, 15:57:33: WE NEED PICTURES :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: jjsaul on January 14, 2007, 16:05:01: Not much to see other than a chunk of camshaft and it on the AA truck...everything else is plastered in oil and i cant be bothered to steam clean it today!
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: bezzabsa on January 14, 2007, 16:48:02: BOOOOOOOOOOO
lol
by the way - came past yours on wednesday (i think) and actually saw the yellow thing fo the 1st time - looks nice!
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: jjsaul on January 14, 2007, 18:07:38: Pics as requested
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: bezzabsa on January 14, 2007, 18:10:15: matching paint jobs :D
not gonna ask how you managed to kill that tho' :shock:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: jjsaul on January 14, 2007, 18:47:56: Quote from: "bezzabsa"
matching paint jobs :D
not gonna ask how you managed to kill that tho' :shock:

not quite the same shade 8)

just went bang...possibly weakened when it overheated and blew the water pump nose seal a few weeks ago... :roll:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: Keri on January 14, 2007, 18:51:54: oops :shock:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: ian_s on January 14, 2007, 21:20:52: how the hell do you get whats got to be the rear end of the cam shaft out with the inlet manifold in the way?
wow
done a proper job on that!
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: Rich_P on January 14, 2007, 21:35:24: Quote from: "ian_s"
how the hell do you get whats got to be the rear end of the cam shaft out with the inlet manifold in the way?

By dropping out down onto the crank, hitting the conrod(s) and causing a conrod to get pushed out through the block allowing the cam's escape to freedom. :P :lol:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: jjsaul on January 14, 2007, 22:21:37: Not sure what broke first other than it went bang! Still runs but mighty rough and you can feel something knocking through the floor :lol:

A few people have already told me im not the 1st either :!: :shock:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: Muddy on January 14, 2007, 23:03:15: As i said earlier james top job! you given it a thrashin since? surley you have t kill it properly :D
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: jjsaul on January 14, 2007, 23:06:37: Quote from: "Muddy"
As i said earlier james top job! you given it a thrashin since? surley you have t kill it properly :D

Nah i cant afford any more oil....its made enough mess as it is. Will definately put some pics up when i strip the engine though :D
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: Ja1983 on January 15, 2007, 13:15:47: bet if you put your foot down you can eject a pleasing flame tho?!

...ouch! :lol:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: discograham on January 16, 2007, 02:10:52: There's a coincidence... the same thing happened to someone on crag... :wink: :roll:

Sorry...:oops: :lol:
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 16, 2007, 16:24:31: Ah, double cab, now it makes sense i thought it was a Defender. I'd toyed with doing one the same as that, just to be different. Won't bother now.
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: Mr Bump on January 17, 2007, 01:19:07: Quote from: "discograham"
There's a coincidence... the same thing happened to someone on crag...

There you go James gotta be an inherant fault!! take it to the dealer lol

good luck getting it fixed up mate
Title: Ooops I killed it!
Post by: jjsaul on January 17, 2007, 23:54:31: Quote from: "discograham"
There's a coincidence... the same thing happened to someone on crag... :wink: :roll:

Sorry...:oops: :lol:

i get around :lol: 8)