zetecmk2 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Posted January 3, 2008 hi peeps in my pc, took my engine out of kooltina tonight, that noise was me snapping my crank in two!! pauln has given me an engine to use so i can rebuild mine properly, anybody snapped a x flow crank? what caused it? 1660 super lairy cam, went even better on 45s, huge ports, ill know more about this engine when i strip it on sat!! even if its dead it was well worth the £150 from escort tec(cheers boys) any advice appreciated, glen
Toby Posted January 3, 2008 Report Posted January 3, 2008 ooops!! Take it back under warantee. You probably only took it to 9K, Escort Tec selling dodgy stuff!! Oh and well done, you're the first I've heard of!
ratman Posted January 3, 2008 Report Posted January 3, 2008 I snaped 2" of the end of a X/flow cam once and she still ran with a 1" hole in the block and a rod poking thro never a crank tho nice one
zetecmk2 Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Posted January 4, 2008 took the caps off and the crank is in 3 pieces!!!!
Toby Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 took the caps off and the crank is in 3 pieces!!!! Animal!! How??
zetecmk2 Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Posted January 4, 2008 been on the internet searching, ive got a 244 cam with a hughly ported head so must have pocketed pistons,head is still on so i dont know the size of valves, valve guides are flush with port,new gaskets everywhere (apart from fuel pump, makes me think it was put on to sell by previous owner to sell to escort tec as a runner?) one day in the summer i was bored, tried my dhla 45s on it, (it came with a 38 dgas) thinking it would be over fuelled with dropout at low rpm, but hey, i was bored!!! :beer:it is a 1660! whilst changing the manifold, i saw the inlet ports instead of being boggy, it really came to life lasted 8 mts!!!!! seems this state of tune crossflow is really stressing standard crank at 7500-8000, should change to steel, according to burtons tech guide, amongst others so, i think i know why my crank snapped !!! not bad for a £150 engine from escort-tec ps....anyone got any cheapish steele internals? seriously, i kill an engine a year, time to spend more money 0n a bottom end!!!! (im sure my zetec started tapping this week )
w p e Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 no need for steel crank x/flow will buzz to 8000rpm on a daily basis. more like poorley ground and no radius put back in after grind so no strength at high revs
Toby Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 no need for steel crank x/flow will buzz to 8000rpm on a daily basis. more like poorley ground and no radius put back in after grind so no strength at high revs Yeah or thrown together with crap oil pump, bearings etc just to sell. Agree 8K shouldn't have killed it in 5 minutes
zetecmk2 Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Posted January 5, 2008 no need for steel crank x/flow will buzz to 8000rpm on a daily basis. more like poorley ground and no radius put back in after grind so no strength at high revs Yeah or thrown together with crap oil pump, bearings etc just to sell. Agree 8K shouldn't have killed it in 5 minutes wasnt 5 mins, driven hard for 6 mts daily, crank shells were +20 maybe bad grind? it was the webs that snapped!!
Toby Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Sorry read mts as Minutes and 8 as 5 But then you re-quoted 6 mths from 8. I am not helping with the confusion but nor are you!!
zetecmk2 Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Posted January 5, 2008 got the engine about 8 months ago , broke it about 2 months ago but also had my escort on the road at the same time, i used both all the time
Toby Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 got the engine about 8 months ago , broke it about 2 months ago but also had my escort on the road at the same time, i used both all the time Much clearer!! Animal!!
zetecmk2 Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Posted January 10, 2008 engine in!!! got pics of kooltina and crank, only cant put them up without them being huge!! can i email them to someone who is not a pc numbnut?
zetecmk2 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Posted January 11, 2008 my oil pressure switch is too big ! help
pauln Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 What were you looking for something about this size. I nicked your image out of photobucket (without knowing your password) and resized it to 320x240. Just stick the images in and resize them or stick them in and i will nick them and resize them. Bodyworks coming on well
zetecmk2 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Posted January 11, 2008 coming on well? its finished!!!
Toby Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 That is possibly irrepairable! As I say ANIMAL!
zetecmk2 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 oh, you mean i need a new crank? shit! anybody got one? (that isnt half inch undersize)!!
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