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Old 09-12-2014, 07:35 AM
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You forgot a class. Medallion +2 on Jason
Thanks Bruce. Found the rules here:

http://www.sportclass.com/wp-content...A_Rules_14.pdf

Rules for heat pairings begin on page 21. Apparently the only way to get eliminated is to DNS two days in a row, or be censured for a rules infraction.
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Old 09-12-2014, 07:59 AM
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Hmmm now I am beginning to see the inspiration and inquiries, perhaps Dan H maybe racing next year. Should be pretty fast. close that exit and push throttle forward

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Old 09-16-2014, 08:07 AM
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It's amazing what a prop change will do.
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Old 09-16-2014, 03:40 PM
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Any factual news about what broke, and why?
Dan?.or anyone discover the answer to the post above?
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Old 09-22-2014, 09:33 AM
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Dan?.or anyone discover the answer to the post above?
No, not really. Kevin posted about piston chunks falling out the drain plug...

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ton#post917455

...and apparently they were exiting elsewhere too, judging from a photo floating around in email.

Stuff happens.

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Old 09-22-2014, 10:07 AM
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No, not really. Kevin posted about piston chunks falling out the drain plug...

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ton#post917455

...and apparently they were exiting elsewhere too, judging from a photo floating around in email.

Stuff happens.

Holy BMEP Batman! That label says 770 HP! Not totally surprising it is that high, just that they made an actual label for it.

On some engines when the piston is gone and the pin is the only thing to center the con rod, it cocks and the big end rod bolt will ventilate the case. I guess they used all the clearance for stroke in this "case".

Little story - my friend called me to a production test cell one day. It was a 16 liter I-6 diesel. The #2 piston had seized and pulled the top off. The pins are short so it got a lot of rattle. Shortly the rod flailed at full extension and cut the engine in half. The only thing holding the engine together was the head. No block, camshaft, oil pan, nothing but the crank and head. Just sitting there on the dyno, 3 seconds and all over. Chunks of concrete block on the side of the cell missing too. - Yep, stuff happens. Good thing this one stayed together.
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Old 09-22-2014, 10:48 AM
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That doesn't look too bad. Probably just clean the oil off real good and put some JB weld on it. If you can't find all the pieces no problem, just take some steel wool and saturate it with the JB weld and stuff it in the hole. EZ fix. Better let it set at least 24 hours tho before you fly it to make sure its cured well. LOL

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