Ian, is this a Javelin RWYB meet??
I feel an Impromptu club outing coming on....

 

Yup - it's a Javelin RWYB meet but it's a marked out track rather than a drag strip.

Anyone can sign up for it with their own car.

Anyone who wants a passenger ride needs to bring a helmet and a £5 (I think). I'll be taking a spare helmet as well...

 

ooh this sounds intresting

 

Damn, damn damn and bugger!!!!

I'm working on Sat.

Will try for a really early start and then hope to get done and through in the afternoon.

 

I'm always working weekends, but may make a special effort to get there for the afternoon.

 

DITTO CORRADOBOY ive got to work and no car

 

Update:

Photoshoot went well yesterday. They were well impressed with the car performance and it's look. He figured it would make a cracking article. He'll let me know when it's due out.

Bad news: The cylinder head casket has gone. The second mapping session was so fierce but intentionally to find any weak points.

It's with Scooby Mania now who already have the engine out to try and get it ready for Friday (when it's supposed to go to Motorsport Wheels for it's new alloys and Toyo PXR888's). A further complication is that the front disks and pads are worn. They are working flat out to get everything ready in time...

I took a few photos on my own camera over the photographers shoulder:

 

Cool pics, but hope it gets sorted for the weekend..

 

Update:

Went down to Scooby Mania to pick up the car early this morning. They have killed themselves to get the engine out, replace the head gaskets and get it re-built. Problem is the overheat problem was still there when they fired it up this morning so it's something much, much more serious...

No issue on Scooby Mania - they worked they're n*ts of for me this week. Just one of those "modified, high power engine" things

Just got back from Nottingham after watching the boys try to fix it all morning and then had a 3 1/2 hour drive back to Leeds in traffic - what a waste of a day.

So it's no track day tomorrow and no Scoob for sometime. I'll be lucky if I get it back for Scooby Shootout I figure...

If anyone wants my slot at Elvington tomorrow, just give me a nod and you can have for free 07818 407132

I'm sooooo cheesed off

 

That's a big shame Ian Hope they can find the root of the problem before the main event.

 

Ian

what a dam shame mate, am disappointed for you

 

bad news Ian, but hopefully we should see it at the shootout..

 

Ta Guys. Since I don't have to stay in tonight now so I can get up early and get to Elvington, I'm going to go out and get smashed off my face

 

Gutted for you mate. As Killa says, finger's crossed that it's back together and healthy for the shootout. I'd snap your hand off for tomorrow's track action, but looks like I'll be working most of the day.

 

Does it overheat when left to idle Knobby? I don't wanna teach you/them how to suck eggs etc, but I might be able to pass a few ideas on (Probably not if they couldn't fix it, but worth a shot)...

 

Yup. Goes high on the oil temp and then the water temp at idle. Did the gas test and figured it was head gaskets. Engine out. Replaced both to be sure but there were no "witness" marks on the gaskets that came out.

Current thought process is that the head(s) have gone porous. Won't know until the engine is out again (Monday) and the heads have been sent away for testing. Very rare on a Scoob but it's the only explanation at present.

So at the moment I'm faced with an unknown expense and unknown timescale for repair until they find out what it is.

Any other thoughts appreciated...

 

So you had an emmision reading from the header tank then I assume?

Hmmm, those usually show up more at faster speeds, have you checked if the water pump has lost it's blades, that once drove me round the bend on an Espace (Even had one where the blades were just sat in the bottom of the recess when the pump was removed)? Also, I assume the thermostat opens normally and all the radiator warms up evenly with the fans cutting in etc? Are they coolant hoses swelling up hard when it overheats?

 

Thanks for the feedback - very much appreciated. I'll pass it on since I'm totally out of my (feeble) depth now

 

Did this start after something specific was done btw?

 

Started happening straight after a "hard" mapping session on a rolling road...

 

Update:

Nothing new on the car...

FYI for the club: I've been asked a few times about the web-site graphic on the car and the fact it does'nt work

 

You've got a point there, from what I can remember Al has secured the address and was trying to get a page setup.

Al, Phil, Dazza or anyone else with a bit of technical know how, how about setting up a redirect to the WYIOC forum on Scoobynet as a temporary measure until a fully fledged WYIOC website is ready?

 

Thats a real good idea

 

I'm waiting on Phil to provide the server space, IP address and to knock a site together.......

But we could look at that option as a stop gap..

 

Update:

Heads & block went across to the engineers yesterday afternoon. They did say they were very busy, but Mike at Scooby Mania will keep pestering them until they've looked at them

Now waiting with baited breath...

 

Let's hope they find something, rather than not and have to keep searching for whatever's wrong.

 

They'd checked all this before I mentioned it too them - and alot more.

I really do appreciate the feedback and yet further confirmation that Scooby Mania are a top bunch who really know what they're doing.

 

if it was down to will and wish power mate it will be sorted soon.

 

Update:

Basically the problem is down to heat, it's got so hot during mapping, the head has warped slightly meaning the head gasket is not clamped as tightly in one place, allowing pressurised gas from the cylinder to pass into the water jacket. That's why it still leaked only after it got hot and things started to expand (but the gasket obviously wouldn't).

Heads now need skimming and then it needs building back up...

 

Glad they got to the bottom of it Should be ready in time for the big day now I hope