Dodged a bullet!

[Gene Gillam]

Pulled the oil pan today and found the broken gear tooth from the oil pump on the top plate.  The cam gear looks fine but the #2 rod is damaged near the crankshaft (see photo - the sides of the rod are chipped - shiny in the photo).  Apparently the circlip broke, the cam pulled the pump gear down and the #2 rod banged away on it until I shut the engine down.  These are Saenz rods and I still have the original data sheet so I contacted Manley Ford he was putting in an order for rods next week so he ll order me a new one then.  Phew, cheaper than a new camshaft! [img]cid:64D358A9-E2BB-435A-A822-382B85318E29@attlocal.net[/img] Gene GillamSaucier, MS

[Peter Carruthers]

Attachments : Good thing.  That is a shiny-looking crankshaft.  Quick thinking on your part.Peterfx 

On Saturday, February 16, 2019, 5:54:21 PM EST, Gene Gillam anngene@bellsouth.net [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

  Pulled the oil pan today and found the broken gear tooth from the oil pump on the top plate.  The cam gear looks fine but the #2 rod is damaged near the crankshaft (see photo - the sides of the rod are chipped - shiny in the photo).  Apparently the circlip broke, the cam pulled the pump gear down and the #2 rod banged away on it until I shut the engine down.  These are Saenz rods and I still have the original data sheet so I contacted Manley Ford he was putting in an order for rods next week so he ll order me a new one then.  Phew, cheaper than a new camshaft! [img]cid:flXdF5QcOoT9TdZmByTw[/img] Gene GillamSaucier, MS

[Rick]

Attachments : Congrats on the limited damage Gene

On February 16, 2019 at 5:54 PM "Gene Gillam anngene@bellsouth.net [mg-tabc]" mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   Pulled the oil pan today and found the broken gear tooth from the oil pump on the top plate.  The cam gear looks fine but the #2 rod is damaged near the crankshaft (see photo - the sides of the rod are chipped - shiny in the photo).  Apparently the circlip broke, the cam pulled the pump gear down and the #2 rod banged away on it until I shut the engine down.  These are Saenz rods and I still have the original data sheet so I contacted Manley Ford…he was putting in an order for rods next week so he’ll order me a new one then.  Phew, cheaper than a new camshaft! [img]cid:64D358A9-E2BB-435A-A822-382B85318E29@attlocal.net[/img] Gene GillamSaucier, MS  

 

 

[Eugene F Gillam]

Peter, That is one of John Targett s (Targett MotorSport) billet cranks. Gene Sent from my iPad

On Feb 16, 2019, at 7:00 PM, Peter Carruthers peterfx20@yahoo.com> wrote:

Good thing.  That is a shiny-looking crankshaft.  Quick thinking on your part.Peterfx  On Saturday, February 16, 2019, 5:54:21 PM EST, Gene Gillam anngene@bellsouth.net [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   Pulled the oil pan today and found the broken gear tooth from the oil pump on the top plate.  The cam gear looks fine but the #2 rod is damaged near the crankshaft (see photo - the sides of the rod are chipped - shiny in the photo).  Apparently the circlip broke, the cam pulled the pump gear down and the #2 rod banged away on it until I shut the engine down.  These are Saenz rods and I still have the original data sheet so I contacted Manley Ford he was putting in an order for rods next week so he ll order me a new one then.  Phew, cheaper than a new camshaft! Gene GillamSaucier, MS