Re:Outranked by Major Engine Damage - Part 3

[KenTmpsnmc@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 6/8/00 9:56:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
owner-st-digest@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< which did not appear. I
 still don't know for certain what happened to the engine (still not
 apart) but I don't quite believe that the engine bearings were damaged
 at 9800 miles yet managed to avoid shedding any bearing material until
 24,000 miles later. >>

Wasn't yours one of the first to have the case bolts replaced?  How do we 
know there wasn't some non-factory misalignment that occured at that time?  
It seems this possibility needs to be ruled out as culprit.  On teardown I'd 
want to witness the bolt removal and inspection.

Ken T. from Ca.

World's "Thinnest" Book - THE WILD YEARS by Al Gore

84' V65 Sabre, "Kong, gone but not forgotten"
95' Triumph Trident, "The Trooper"
96' Virago 1100, "Mellow If Slow"
99'Triumph Sprint St, "Bird of Prey"

COP#0018, AMA#414926, RAT#021975
http://www.labiker.com/gallery/images/kent.html

     *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
      The ST/RS Mailing list is sponsored by Jack Lilley Ltd.
          http://www.TriumphNet.com/st/lilley for more info
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST, RS and Mailing List info

=-=-=-= Next Message =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=