Brands Hatch

[pete g]

looks like i wont make it .engine problems.low oil pressure suspect bottom end maybe.

going to strip it but i dont think i will be out .maybe just come and watch to late i think to cancel.

[XTR2Turbo]

Not good. It might be worth calling just in case there is a reserve list.

[pete g]

sent email but think they were struggling for entrys

just removed sump and bits if bearings in oil and big ends look slack .just havinf dinner and then off with the caps.

[XTR2Turbo]

Must be something going on with these lumps at Loton. Graham has had his apart too since then.

Hope you get it sorted.

[SteveD]

sorry to hear that pete , hope its easily sorted

[ACW]

Pete,

Bottom end has to be pretty bad to loose oil pressure and I'd expect you to hear / feel it.

[pete g]

ok number three bigend *******ged and conrod blacken up check another one it was fine and a mains next to it and that was fine too. crank looks unmarked ,need to get engine out tomorrow for better look. but .dont have the funds now to repair so im out.

i noticed the oil pressure was lower than normall today so upped it and went for another drive flat out all seemed ok but pressure was lower than i liked. 3bar at 3000rpm i slowed up and something sounded rough. trailered it home /started it and it sounded fine but oil pressure on tickover was only .8bar to 1 bar.

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Not good news for you Pete

[pete g]

engine out and on engine stand. number 3 bigend gone .conrod blued and crank also now looks damaged ho well what else can go wrong this week.going to cancel if i can .and no more events for me

[alexander72]

if you want to use my car let me know - it wont be as quick as yours mate

[Garry Bunn - Derby & Notts Joint AO]

Sorry to hear this Pete, the car has been going well. Hopefully in a few weeks you will have a new job and the engine rebuilt.......

[pete g]

yes hopefully . if i cant cancel the v8 might be coming out for the weekend :d one last fun run before i sell that too

[Mark (smokey mow)]

yes hopefully . if i cant cancel the v8 might be coming out for the weekend :d one last fun run before i sell that too

I wondered if you might it be would a shame otherwise to waste the entry if you can't get a refund.

[pete g]

the damage https://www.facebook...&type=1

just found out crank ok with min regrind and conrod may be ok to.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Nasty, how bad's the crank, hard to see for sure in the photo.