results of stripped timing belt

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (LEF)]

I'll be looking at the pistons more closely today, but youngson (the great-gift-giver) and I both looked at them yesterday and the verdict is "virtually no damage".  Heck, you could barely see where the valves touched the crowns.   No, I don't think I can stretch this into a "probably should just get a new 2.0L block...." situation. :)

 AFA 8-valves go, youngson had taken his turbo'd MkI to Willow Springs on Friday for a track day.  (he does this all the time)  Said his 'Roc was as fast on the straights as anything on the track that day, but needs even more suspension work and a good race seat now and with an oil cooler AND an intercooler in front of the radiator (along with the extra boost that day) coolant temps would max out within two laps.  So, yes, with years of work...this was his very first car, purchased for him by me eleven years ago...and who-knows-how-many-thousands of dollars invested, an 8V can be faster than and almost as reliable as...a stock 16V.  :)

 He said Potterman had his supercharged R32 (or whatever it is) in his run group, and it ran ...and was driven...well.  

Happy Father's Day, all you Dads.

Larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: C Boyko 
  To: LEF 
  Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 5:14 AM
  Subject: Re: results of stripped timing belt


  On 11:17:07 pm 06/17/06 "LEF" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  > Good news and bad.
  >
  > First the bad: All intake valves have a beautiful S-shape to their
  > stems. :) 


  Heck, you need to order the whole set anyways, may as well kill them all,
  Not so good eh?

  Now the good: That appears to be the extent of the damage;


  Excellent, now you sure that the pistons aren't cracked <wink wink>,
  requiring a replacement block???? That IS good news though.


  > Oh, and youngson's Father's Day gift to me was.....a complete gasket
  > set for the engine!!  :) Doesn't get much better than that!

  You have a son as good at giftgiving as mine. It sure is nice, isn't it?
  happy Father's day, BTW!
  >
  >  Thanks for the help, information, and advice, List!

  Don't you love the list?

  >
  > Larry
  > sandiego16v   (well, only eight valves for the time being...)

  8V really isn't so bad, except in your case....my little 8V mill will be
  the fastest in the herd one day, mark my words! And for now, it's a joy
  anyway.
  Cathy