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From: Simon Wilson on 7 Jun 2010 05:25
On 06/06/2010 15:23, R C Nesbit wrote:

<snip>

>
> Partly, then to flog in on asap with (hopefully) 1 months MOT on it should
> recoup his costs.
>

He only got a 1 month MOT on it? I thought it had just passed. Or are
you thinking it will take 11 months to fix?

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/Simon
From: Simon Wilson on 7 Jun 2010 05:28
On 06/06/2010 15:44, Mark Olson wrote:
> R C Nesbit wrote:
>> Andy Hewitt spoke:
>>> It'll almost certainly have bent the valves if the belt broke.
>>
>> Odd thing is it didn't break, it slipped off the camshaft wheel.
>
> The valves & pistons don't care whether the belt broke. They're
> still going to hit each other with disastrous consequences if
> the engine was turning when the belt slipped off. Unless you
> get a pro to help you, there's no way you're going to fix this.
>

Coo, I fixed a SO diesel with a busted cambelt. It had a bent valve and
some broken followers - quite an easy fix.

I must be a pro.

<proud>

Rope has some experience with broken 'diesel' engines too IIRC, so he
should be fine.

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/Simon
From: JB on 7 Jun 2010 05:59

"Simon Wilson" <siwilson(a)nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:873sdcFg3tU2(a)mid.individual.net...
> On 06/06/2010 15:44, Mark Olson wrote:
>> R C Nesbit wrote:
>>> Andy Hewitt spoke:
>>>> It'll almost certainly have bent the valves if the belt broke.
>>>
>>> Odd thing is it didn't break, it slipped off the camshaft wheel.
>>
>> The valves & pistons don't care whether the belt broke. They're
>> still going to hit each other with disastrous consequences if
>> the engine was turning when the belt slipped off. Unless you
>> get a pro to help you, there's no way you're going to fix this.
>>
>
> Coo, I fixed a SO diesel with a busted cambelt. It had a bent valve and
> some broken followers - quite an easy fix.
>
> I must be a pro.
>
> <proud>
>
> Rope has some experience with broken 'diesel' engines too IIRC, so he
> should be fine.
>
Harsh. But fair.

JB


From: R C Nesbit on 7 Jun 2010 07:16
Simon Wilson spoke:
> >
> > The valves & pistons don't care whether the belt broke. They're
> > still going to hit each other with disastrous consequences if
> > the engine was turning when the belt slipped off. Unless you
> > get a pro to help you, there's no way you're going to fix this.
> >
>
> Coo, I fixed a SO diesel with a busted cambelt. It had a bent valve and
> some broken followers - quite an easy fix.
>
> I must be a pro.
>
> <proud>
>
> Rope has some experience with broken 'diesel' engines too IIRC, so he
> should be fine.

Heh! Cnut!
;^)

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Rob_P
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uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl)
FJ1200, CCM130 Benelli Cabriolet (gone)
Looks like Rab C Nesbit.

From: Andy Bonwick on 12 Jun 2010 07:16
On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 12:42:38 +0100, stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com wrote:

>SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:

snip>

>> Weigh it in, ffs.
>>
>> You'll sweat blood and tears, and spend money getting it running, then
>> it'll fail the MOT on rot again next year.
>>
>> What's the point?
>
>The point, I'd guess, is for Ross to learn about nicking motors?

I'd have thought he already had that sussed.
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