Childress = pressure plates and clutch.
Not engines.
5th Engine Failure
Steve_D
#22
csrow wrote:
[quote]Childress = pressure plates and clutch.
Not engines.[/quote]
But wasn’t the situation the same (i.e. same bad part being used over and over, causing the failure of another part)?
Pretty interesting reading below. Makes me even more sure that I will never try to assemble a race engine.
http://www.engineparts.com/publications/CL77-3-402.pdf
John - See if the photos in that guide lead you in any certain direction.
Steve D.
csrow
#23
Steve,
Don’t remember the exact sequence (Chuck or Robert could fill in the gory details) but it went something like;
-
Replace clutch/pressure plate - couple of times. Some stock. Some aftermarket stronger plates.
-
Replace clutch/transmission - maybe couple of times.
-
Replace the whole darn drive train - Engine, clutch, transmission, shaft. It was a transplant from a known good working car.
I think that’s where it stands. The car has seen maybe 4-5 track days since?
Ranger
#24
Steve D wrote:
[quote]csrow wrote:
[quote]Childress = pressure plates and clutch.
Not engines.[/quote]
Pretty interesting reading below. Makes me even more sure that I will never try to assemble a race engine.
http://www.engineparts.com/publications/CL77-3-402.pdf
[/quote]
That pdf is a great find.