So, how much of the damage bill is old mate coughing up for you? Thats a real bummer man.
Sunday, November 10, 2002, 12:54:56 PM, you wrote: K> "�sure, but my K> brother� has the� datsun 1600 (my turboed stroker) at his shed K> just outa town, go there and� HE, will take u for a drive in K> it." K> as they leave my house� to go to the shed,� my brother K> leaves the shed with some one else in their car to get the pressure K> cleaner� from my house so they �just miss each K> other......... K> � a few minutes later my brother rocks up to K> the shed , " what the .....?" he�see`s the headlights on the K> datsun........ K> �"er, i went to take it for a drive but its K> idling rough......"hmmmmmm. K> can you take my friend here for spin in K> it? K> sure said my brother,� .so he starts it up, idling rough still, K> gets out on the road , and goes to tromp it, pinging like crazy, backs off K> immediatley.....hmmmmmmm K> whats wrong? K> my brother returns back to K> the shed, then i rock up there 5 minutes later... K> its running K> rough....start it up 5 seconds later it stalls....... K> i then lifted K> up the bonnet and� said " what the heck?.....!!!!!" K> there is oil K> absolutely� EVERYWHERE.... after a few expleteives more, i took it home K> , cleaned it down , and took it for a half decent run, got home same thing K> oil every where, cleaned it down again, started it up , held the throttle K> open high revs, and there it was, oil and heaps of rich BLUE SMOKE pouring K> out the rocker breather. K> i`ve never had a hose or what ever on the K> breather, it was always perfectly dry there . K> so take the head off, K> take the pistons� out ,� sure thing� the ring lands where K> broken on every piston and a few cracked rings. K> so that� K> knob� took it for a drive� without my brother, i know that he has K> NEVER� owned� or driven a ��hi-powered car., so K> �didnt even know how to drive it, he� would have thought, `hey K> this car had a turbo on it so i`ll hold it flat`........... K> �so K> at the moment i am� extremely peeed� off, another� $300 or so K> to fix it up... K> where will it end???? K> �mark K> k K> ] -- Best regards, Bob mailto:rcs07@;uow.edu.au --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
