Subject: disgusting shame..
Author: thomas short
Date: Jan 3, 2001, 12:02 PM
Post ID: 1704727372
Hi all,
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
I have a sad story to tell.
A local guy here spun a bearing in his eldo engine and I helped him
remove the engine and then get the crank sent off for repairs.
He kept eying a spare engine that I have and asked to buy it. "NO, it's
my spare".
Well, after alot of begging, I finally relented and let him use the
motor(and tranny) A couple days ago he called and asked how much oil the
crankcase holds, cause he just put in 3quarts and it was about to flow
out the top of the fill hole. I told him 3quarts, but it should have oil
already. Well, he drained out 3qts of oil but never checked the level.
We finished putting the bike together yesterday and after some
adjustments got it going really nicely. So we start home. About two
miles down the road, the engine starts banging. He shuts it down and
coasts to a stop. The header pipes are black. Engine hot as hell.
I check the oil...none... Just a damn shame....Makes me sick...
Tom Short
AZ rep
3.5 Eldos & a G-5