Subject: catastrophic engine failure
From: Paul
Date: 10/27/1999, 5:06 PM
To: zz

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Brian D. Cain wrote:

Honestly, I'm not sure, but I heard him blurt out something about
a rotor bearing being spun and the front rotor slamming into its
respective side housings.  He hasn't taken any photos of it, but
it's apparently bad enough to register 0psi compression on the
entire chamber during all three compression strokes.  Ooof.

B


Sounds like the spring was/was not in the oil thermostat
and some kind of loss of oil pressure.

Paul Lamar
 
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