rotoflex Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 In case anyone may not know that photos & reports from the drivers are here:http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/content/content.cgi?pid=101Sounds like some sort of hell has broken loose under the hood of the Gunby's GT6:"Just checked the oil and found the engine has snapped off both mountings and is wedged on the crossmember As well as a buckled bulkhe"Modern engine mounts of inferior performance to the originals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 The Gunby's GT6 carried on until they were able to replace the engine mounts by the side of the road; classic.The engine in the Banks' Spitfire Mk3 has gone all poopy, though, & it's riding home on a truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 there were a couple of cars that sounded a bit ropey when they came into the start..they'll prob make it round though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Really does look like all are having a good time this w'end. Finding this all very sad sitting here, should be attacking the Alps at pres!Chris and Nigel are in Nigel's Stag.Not sure what happened to the GT6-same car change happened on the RBRR.Sad to see that Mike Banks' Spitfire mk3 which has a 1500 engine has run its mains. On the way back to blighty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 I know I've seen that same intersection somewhere in rural Mississippi.Maybe the Martin/Mitchell TR4A has gotten off track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Looks like some sort of accident blocking the road in front of the Bradley/Leedham Stag.Good idea to get photos for later insurance/police inquiries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Accident?I've zoomed in on it, and it looks like two orange clad people on roller skates in a passionate embrace. Odd.They're wearing white helmets.Is it a helicopter rescue or something? :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Yes, I think so. Looks like they're holding a cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 See report from Bradley/Leedham - Biker accident, so not them.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Right-o John, gotcha. Yes it's a couple of aircrew/paramedics coming in. http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/content/content.cgi?pid=101&messpage=5&messfilter=50&filter=Filter+Messages Let's hope the biker's OK, although the way they ride over there sometimes.... (I was one of them once....).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire hill Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 timbancroft61 wrote:Chris and Nigel are in Nigel's Stag.They weren't sure the Stag would be done in time. Just spent the 12 months since they blew the engine up on the Stag trying to get it ready and it was finished last week. Now the engine ok but unfortunately bodywork now looks like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire hill Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 and...Engine thrown sideways and came off mountings. Bulkhead all bent too apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 What a mess! What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire hill Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 A wet corner in Belgium and a nasty skid into a barrier. Shook them up quite badly at the time but they are carrying on best they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishbull Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 claire_hill wrote:A wet corner in Belgium and a nasty skid into a barrier. Shook them up quite badly at the time but they are carrying on best they can. Brown pants I bet...................glad they ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 timbancroft61 wrote:Sad to see that Mike Banks' Spitfire mk3 which has a 1500 engine has run its mains. On the way back to blighty.Mr Bank's 1500 engine is in that garage at home sadly, it was the original 1300 that threw its toys out of the pram... The Polo was nice.. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 thescrapman wrote:Mr Bank's 1500 engine is in that garage at home sadly, it was the original 1300 that threw its toys out of the pram... The Polo was nice.. :-)Yes it was the small crank 1296 FD engine that broke. Oil pressure was still okay-ish and my gut feel is it's a big end that got worse over a few hours (and mountain passes) and then suddenly went, very loudly, on the Albulapass. Clutch went funny at the same time so the thrust washer might have dropped too? Or as Nick J pointed out on the ferry home, possibly the crank has broken? :( . I won't know until the car is back home and I drop the sump and have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 sparky_spit wrote:Yes it was the small crank 1296 FD engine that broke. Oil pressure was still okay-ish and my gut feel is it's a big end that got worse over a few hours (and mountain passes) and then suddenly went, very loudly, on the Albulapass. Clutch went funny at the same time so the thrust washer might have dropped too? Or as Nick J pointed out on the ferry home, possibly the crank has broken? :( . I won't know until the car is back home and I drop the sump and have a look....or compression test as if it has broke then you can gaurentee it will be in half and only two pots will give compression,or turn crank nut with spanner to test with a rod down`t plug oyls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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