miss shift

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

whatever you fo do not select 2nd gear at 90mph. I did today. Engine buzzed right round.

Still runs etc but it sounds like a valve springs broke or a lifters collapsed.

The cloud of smoke out the back had to be seen to be believed.

Mad

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

also the alt lights blinking again, probably didn't like being spun up to whatever revs it went to.

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:11 pm

Doh, Looks like another RR Progress report coming up! It never rains but it pours eh Chris?

You weren't racing by any chance were you?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

nope I was cruising along MP private motorway when some chav in his rover 200 with its nedded up bumpers and lexus lights decided to pull out in front, so I went to 3rd, realised I was doing 90 ish so went for 4th which was 2nd.

Stuck it in 4th and it was still running and pulled so I carried on admiring my extremlely large cloud of black smoke.

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:14 pm

Thats one way to get all the shite cleared out eh!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its starts fine etc but theres a definate new clatter in there which wasn;t there before my miss-hap.

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:21 pm

Turn the stereo up, that'll sort it!

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

looks like that old hatch engine will get dusted off and see some action again after all eh!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

you can't hear it in the car, only when outside and the bonnet up.

Sound like its solely number 2 cyl.