Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted August 7, 2012 Leadership Team Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looks like the rather strange intermittent coolant loss problem H5 URF had earlier in the year might be more serious than I hoped, so no Loton Park for us . Haven't had a chance yet to work out if it's just a head gasket or something more sinister. See everyone at Curborough, car or no car Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted August 7, 2012 Support Team Share Posted August 7, 2012 ☹️ Let me know if you need any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apjenkins Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Mike, Still have some X-flow engine bits if they can be of any help. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskip Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Let me know if you are in need of any parts. I have a growing number of xflow spares in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted August 8, 2012 Author Leadership Team Share Posted August 8, 2012 Cheers Guys - head should be coming off in the next few days to determine if it's just a head gasket, or a cracked head or block as I rather fear... Ah, the joys of retro motoring Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLimits Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I know what would fit in that hole nicely if its as bad as you fear ☹️ It would make the car a whole lot lighter also 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskip Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 If it is like my last engine, the bore on cylinder 2 cracked. Are there signs of water getting into the Oil? I will keep my fingers crossed that it is only the head gasket. BTW - The engine is "Historically Interesting" not Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted August 14, 2012 Author Leadership Team Share Posted August 14, 2012 Well, somewhat as expected, it's a cracked block. There is a tiny crack low down on bore no 4 which was allowing water through (seemingly only when the engine was cold and only when the piston had stopped dead bottom). This explains the intermittent nature of the problem at least... However, I have actually been very lucky. Upon investigation, bore no 1 shows far worse cracks which have not shown any symptoms, but which would have probably landed me with a totally blown engine very soon... Can I please ask that no mention be made of bike derived engines for the next few months please Michael Edited by - Mcalvert on 14 Aug 2012 09:11:05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Michael Sorry to hear about your engine so what are your plans............ [Cough]Busa[Cough] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 he clearly knows what the correct plans are 😬 although I have proved recently that they are not all that fast anyway 😳 rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLimits Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Oh that's the perfect car to add value to with a small light weight engine. Already been refurbed in the recent past. So just a couple of bushes and drop it in. I may know someone with a set of engine mounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david nelson Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Sorry to hear your news, but what an opertunity to stop and think about the way forward. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Sorry to hear that Michael, it sounds fairly similar to what happened to my RK xflow as well. Lots of options now though 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I think I can see where this is heading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 that's not a no then 🤔 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Sorry to hear this, but as the other say a great opportunity to ( cough-move out of class 3) upgrade your car! 😬 Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I think I can see where this is heading here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Go on Michael, you know you want to 😬 It's only money after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Bowler Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Interesting artcle in this months Lowflying about a xFlow to Zetec conversion. Might be worth contacting the author. 😬 and Tam shouldn't be reading Blatchat when at work Hope you get sorted one way or the other soon. *cough* supercharged duratec *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 *cough* supercharged duratec *cough* Probably a great track and race tool , but a supercharged duratec would be no good for MSA hillclimbs and sprint events, as you get a heavy penalty for having forced induction. as per section 'S' of blue book Engines 10.3.1. Forced induction equivalence 1.4. 10.3.2. Rotary engine equivalence 1.5. Forced induction rotary equivalence (1.4 x 1.5) = 2.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLimits Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thats MSA rules not ours. We of course run to a BHP limit - MSA do not they run to capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Yes, MSA run to capacity. Agreed, for L7C events, it would probably make a very nice class 5 beast. However (my point was) if you were into Hillclimbing/Sprints and there was a possibility you may also want to enter a few MSA events, would it make sense to invest in a car which would be so heavily penalised outside of L7C events? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I'm not convinced more torque is what you need in a class 5 car, 210lbft is plenty to get into lots of trouble with, a supercharged Duratec is going to have even more 😳 I still reckon an R500 style 2.0l Duratec would be a great class 5 engine, certainly better than my "truck engine" Duratec as Ammo likes to call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskip Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I think now is the time to find a new block (easily done - I did it last year when I cracked a bore) and fit injection. I am sure you reach 159.9bhp 😶🌫️ Give those in class 3 something to really worry about 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I must thank Clive for keeping it real 😶🌫️ All this class 5 business is all very well but entirely irrelevant to the Calvert steed Tam (I'm not looking at Blatchat whilst in the office, honestly) Calvert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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