fatboy 0 Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) Had a slight rumble on my bottom end and engine was at about 75% power, so decided to strip the bottom end and see what might be causing it. Has anyone got any Araldite I can borrow? Edited July 6, 2016 by fatboy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHV571D 16 Posted July 6, 2016 Wonderful what 11,000 rpm will do to a Kent bottom end. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the-ford-cortina.com 225 Posted July 6, 2016 I can see your problem there - there was a piston missing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHV571D 16 Posted July 6, 2016 I can see your problem there - there was a piston missing There's only 3 big end journals so perhaps it's a 3 cylinder Kent? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgo 53 Posted July 6, 2016 Wow amazing it ran at all. How did you do that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHV571D 16 Posted July 6, 2016 Wow amazing it ran at all. How did you do that? He did a similar thing to the engine in his XJ6 back in the early eighties, that came my way to fix too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatboy 0 Posted July 6, 2016 He did a similar thing to the engine in his XJ6 back in the early eighties, that came my way to fix too! The 2.8 was famous for letting go not my fault, ask Blair... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHV571D 16 Posted July 6, 2016 The 2.8 was famous for letting go not my fault, ask Blair... Would you trust his answer.. Probably have weapons of mass destruction inside the sump? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgo 53 Posted July 6, 2016 Would you trust his answer.. Probably have weapons of mass destruction inside the sump? Looks from the photos above as if you're too late.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHV571D 16 Posted July 6, 2016 Looks from the photos above as if you're too late.... The truth will come out in 7 years..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgo 53 Posted July 6, 2016 The truth will come out in 7 years..... Oh you've been conned too - the truth?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHV571D 16 Posted July 6, 2016 Oh you've been conned too - the truth?? I reckon we all have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIB3300 352 Posted July 7, 2016 Had a slight rumble on my bottom end and engine was at about 75% power, so decided to strip the bottom end and see what might be causing it. Has anyone got any Araldite I can borrow? knel how do you do that to a crank? Ive knocked one or two out, but never seen that :shocking: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
