10-08-2008, 10:34 AM
Brian,
I'm assuming that you broke a case through bolt, which seems odd. Although anything can happen to a motor which sees as much DE time as you are doing.
Do you know which bolt broke? Was it on the top or bottom? Which cylinder was it near? To repair they have to take the heads and cylinders off to remove the broken bolt and replace. I'd like to see the broken bolt. Corrosion is typically not an issue because they live in a bath of oil. They hold the case halves together, but since there are about 18 of them, I would not expect just one to break.
Myles
I'm assuming that you broke a case through bolt, which seems odd. Although anything can happen to a motor which sees as much DE time as you are doing.
Do you know which bolt broke? Was it on the top or bottom? Which cylinder was it near? To repair they have to take the heads and cylinders off to remove the broken bolt and replace. I'd like to see the broken bolt. Corrosion is typically not an issue because they live in a bath of oil. They hold the case halves together, but since there are about 18 of them, I would not expect just one to break.
Myles