DogmaDog Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 AAAArrrrrgghghh! I hate that my stupid engine suddenly and catastrophically died on the way to a match! Yeah, there has been an odd rattling sound for a couple weeks...I was gonna get that looked at when I went for my next oil change. But I'm cruising down the highway (in Louisiana, suspended over a swamp, with nowhere to go), and the engine goes from humming to grinding with no warning. I press the clutch, and the tach drops to ZERO in about .2 seconds. Damn! After a state trooper pushes me bumper-to-bumper for 5 miles to get me off the freeway (thanks LSP), I discover no maintenance garages are open on Sunday (at least none that look reputable). Damn! Finally a good day to shoot (the last two weekend matches have been rained out), and my car dies. I'm also supposed to drive to the FL open this Thursday...any bets as to whether my car is repaired in time?? DogmaDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 People like me, who drive old trucks, can relate Dog! Stuck in the middle of a swamp/badlands/mountain pass with a tranny that smells like burning asphalt and nothin but eyeballs lookin back from the trees. BTDTGTTS Another good reason guys like us should always carry enough guns and ammo to shoot a match and a backpack with a hydration system. Now, let's go kill somp'in, I'm hongry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 "odd rattling sound" That was the death wheeze..... Time for a crate motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogmaDog Posted February 16, 2004 Author Share Posted February 16, 2004 Uggg...just got off the phone with "Boudreaux" at the shop. He speaks a barely understandable Cajun dialect, but leads me to believe that the motor is "locked up" and will need to be replaced...not cheap. Thanks for sympathizing, and letting me vent DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 DD, Two years ago I couldn't finish the Mid-Atlantic Sectional because of darkness and had to come back the next morning to shoot the final stage. About 15 miles from the range --- and 60 from home --- the car just stopped. BTDT, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitz Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Normally those American V8's run for ever, you must have done something wrong guys!? DVC, Henny. Driving: European cars: Audi Quattro 5 cylinder&Porsche 912 (1966)(imported back to Europe from California) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 I fell your pain, DogmaDog. I had my car quit on the way to a match too. On my way to the local match, 7:30AM on a Sunday, I decided to stop for fluids and snacks, only to come back out of the store and notice that my starter gave up the ghost. My wife was not pleased with the early morning rescue request Vlad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogmaDog Posted February 17, 2004 Author Share Posted February 17, 2004 Normally those American V8's run for ever, you must have done something wrong guys!? Hmmm. I was driving a car with a Ford/Mazda V6. How on earth do they build an engine with 5 cylinders? What will those crazy Europeans think of next? Must be some mania induced by the metric system or something. DogmaDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitz Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Must be some mania induced by the metric system or something. Guess, us Europeans are a little bit crazy. But there's no substitute for downsized, fuel injected and turbocharged cubic centimeters My wish is: never, ever having an enginefailure when driving to a match! And furthermore: never, ever again for other competitors all over the world! DVC, Henny. PS. Audi Quattro, 4 wheel permanent drive, passengercar, 5 cylinders-in-line, runs superb (according to my opinion "engineers" took a 10 cylinder-engine and divided it by 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 But there's no substitute for downsized, fuel injected and turbocharged cubic centimeters That just doesn't have the same ring to it as "There's no replacement for displacement." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogmaDog Posted February 17, 2004 Author Share Posted February 17, 2004 Hahahah. Schmitz, I'm just joshing you (as I'm sure you know). Boudreaux at the repair shop says a replacement motor for my car would cost..........$3600 (just a few hundred more than the blue-book value of the car), plus labor. AAAahaahahaha! Any of you IDPA guys need a car as a range prop? Actually, for a replacement car, I'm considering a VW Jetta with a Diesel engine...like 50 mpg with that thing! DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitz Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 DogmaDog, That's a lot of money for a replacement engine! The Jetta Diesel is a good choise, with a little maintainance those Volkswagens run forever! But: always ask for a new timing belt, check the hydraulic tappets and the thermostat! Erik, Quote: "Mark Donahue&Herbert Muller (a long time ago ) made history with the Sunoco Porsche 917/30. Running the Typ912/51 engine (in America considered as a small block) with two turbochargers, mechanical fuel injection and intercoolers developed, with boost up, nearly 1300 hp propelling the 1,760lb Spyder." They took the car flat out at 245 mph along Mulsanne, Le Mans. (24-hours, endurance) And that was back in 1972, since then I'm addicted to small displacement engines with a lot of horsepower! (After Porsches appearance, Can-Am racing changed the rules ) DVC, Henny Schmitz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 You don't have to convince me. My favorite engines are a quarter-liter or less and produce near 200 horsepower per liter without the use of fuel injection, turbos, or blowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitz Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Nice,....... Two wheels???? Either having two or four wheels, fun is the most important thing!! And speed is what you need, also in IPSC-shooting! DVC, Henny Schmitz (it's getting late over here!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Yes, two strokes. And the 500cc GP roadracers were making closer to 400 HP/liter, but with fuel injection. Still, not bad for no forced air, and they didn't have to rev to the moon to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitz Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 Erik, you're right, I'll surrender! There's no substitute for two wheels! , but too dangerous for me! With kind regards, DVC, Henny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Not two wheels, but two-cycle (or two-stroke) that's the key. I don't know why they don't use them in F1 and other race cars ... outlawed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitz Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Erik, I don't have the answer either, I'll look into that and come back to you! What I do know is that Toyota had an experiment with a 6 cilinder-in-line turbo-charged 2-stroke engine, but they've aborted the project. Why, I don't know! DVC, Henny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitz Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Pollution&lubricating problems forced Toyota, and they are now in F1, to abandon the 2-stroke engine project. They went back to 4-stroke engines, and as Mr. Honda long time ago stated: "there should be no oil in the combustion chamber." Henny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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