jr
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[quote="martin-reyland"]As some of you might know my Escort didn't go as well as it should have at Brands, here's why....
Time Attack gives three 15 min practice sessions before qualifying takes place so as I had never driven there I knew that getting the most out of those was the only way I would ever have any chance of getting anywhere near the missiles that were there. I could have attended the track day laid on for competitors a few days prior to learn the track but sadly I only found out about it at 4pm the very day. :cry:
First practice 10am:
Started the car up at 9.50 to get it warmed up, ahhhh it's on three cylinders :cry: Faster than a fast thing I whip a new set of plugs out the back of the van and in they go, restarted it and on four again whayhey.
Started the session and after the tyres had warmed up I started trying to get used to the track at this point the car goes back onto three, I decided to try and learn the lines with the misfire but in the back of my mind I was scared I was hurting the engine so I came into the pits and quickly removed the plug leads only to find one had a hole burned in the side...
After finding this I taped it up with insulating tape and ventured back out onto the circuit and all was good for half a lap and then the misfire returned :cry:
During that session Steve Fitzpatrick suffered a electric water pump failure and was putting his car back on his trailor so I cheekely asked him if he would lend me a lead, he did. Nice one Steve :top: I took the car up and down the lanes and give it a beating, during which it didn't miss a beat.... Back in business  D:
2nd practice 1pm:
Sitting in the pits waiting to get on the circuit I noticed a strange oscillating vibration that I had never noticed before, oh well no time to look now so out onto the track I go. Again once the tyres get some heat into them I try to press on but then the car starts popping and banging during each time it completely looses power, I drove it like this for about three laps but it wasn't getting any better :cry: Luckily for me someone had a spin so the session was red flagged and we all returned to the pits until the obstruction on track was removed. I opened the bonnet looking for a loose pipe or wire and noticed to my amazement that the crank pulley was running out badly, doh... I thought the bolt had come loose, sadly this was not the case and in fact the nose of the crank had broken off!! :eek: :eek:
The popping and banging was due to the teeth on the pulley eating the crank sensor. How the timing belt stayed on for several laps and the engine still remained timed up I will never know.
So that was my day over and I was pissed off but at the same time felt really lucky that the belt had stayed on and not mashed my engine to bits.
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willay
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wow 
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Adam-D
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jesus thats lucky
how can a crank do that? especially in that place?
just a weakness from manufacture?
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a_j_mair
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would have thought it would have went bang if doin that for 3 laps 
very lucky
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Shane
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:O
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deanmcreynolds26
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That is lucky!
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Jamie
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VERY lucky
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
jesus thats lucky
how can a crank do that? especially in that place?
just a weakness from manufacture?
all info in there adam
http://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=289223
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cpcrampton
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this may sound stupid but thats what exactly hapened to my smallblock xe i had no power at low revs poped and banged everywhere and i ran it like that for about a week. buger to start aswell
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j10E W
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my god
never seen that before jesus :O:O
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Nic Barnes
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fuck
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VegasPhil
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That is lucky.
I expect he was giving it plenty of shit round those laps too!
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Gregor
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The main reason its lucky is basically that if the engine had gone kablamoooo , you would have posted daily progress of the rebuild
Love it really
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by escortgti.com
The main reason its lucky is basically that if the engine had gone kablamoooo , you would have posted daily progress of the rebuild
Love it really
xx
you will be getting a warning for a reply like that
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Gregor
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Well Ill just get my mates cousins brother on them tbh
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by escortgti.com
The main reason its lucky is basically that if the engine had gone kablamoooo , you would have posted daily progress of the rebuild
Love it really
xx
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