Wish i went to Uxbridge.

Post by **katanaman** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:30 am

This is getting

and nothing to do with Ian's problem.

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:50 am

Ref picking the car up do you not have breakdown cover with your insurance? They could do it pretty much anytime you wanted.

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:17 pm

home now,
Next----------------------THE POST MORTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:34 pm

Place yer bets!

I reckon the bottom pulley came loose putting too much stress on the woodruff key which now doesn't exist.

The Original Tom · Post by **The Original Tom** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:53 pm

Appologies for going

, my bad

.

I reckon it's the timing chain myself....

Post by **katanaman** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:59 pm

fingers crossed for you Ian.

Post by **Coops** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:45 pm

If theres anything you need and if i got it your welcome to it Ian.

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:24 pm

Cheers fella, got £50k

Post by **Coops** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:28 pm

if i had 50k mate i'll be out with demo by now.

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:11 pm

ihatesissycars wrote:Place yer bets!

I reckon the bottom pulley came loose putting too much stress on the woodruff key which now doesn't exist.

Yep, that's where my money would be too..

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:03 am

Im just off up the garage to have a look, Dont think its the bottom pulley, as that drives nothing other than the pump and altenator

Post by **Coops** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:53 pm

keep us posted mate

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:24 pm

Its not looking good, The P5 bottom Pullyey keyway is starting to fret, But it looks like the bottom timing chain sprocket has burst into 3 major parts, with the cam not turning the valves are hanging down on at least a couple cylinders, Taking off the rocker coversI have at least 4 broken Rockers, 3 with the tips sheared off and another brokne thru its bore, so I can recon on 4 bent/broken valves and 3 damaged pistons.

As its Pishing down at the mo, the heads will have to wait till tomorrow, and I noticed a couple of external studs are a bit rusty around the exhaust ports, so they have had a dose of WD40.
I was measuring up the 302 this afternoon. JUST IN CASE

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:06 pm

Was the pulley loose?

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:32 pm

dollar exchange rate at the moment you won't find a better time to go 302 (or 347). I've been buying bits for the chevy build this last week, got 15 % and 10% discount off on line catalog off both supliers without even asking (Iskey, and comp cams) didn't get that last year when I bought the heads and bottom end.
good luck
Mike