What made you feel good today?

[onemanempire]

Originally Posted by five 7

First day of daylight savings, the kookaburras have returned, and summer is just around the corner.image

Nice. I don't remember the last time I saw a kookaburra, or even heard one.

Great pics.

One Man

[LG17]

We hear and see a flock of kookas every day in the large gums around our place.

[ford71V8]

Yeah very common in our yard too.
I was watching one perched on the back fence yesterday.
He'd been singing there for a while already.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

Yeah very common in our yard too.
I was watching one perched on the back fence yesterday.
He'd been singing there for a while already.

And bloody smart little birds.
We tend to have less around us but have its smaller cousin the Azure Kingfishers who love to nest in the river reds.

[five 7]

Liking these little buggers more and more.
https://youtu.be/7iY9gO-DgG4?si=ZCnj8zA9lAfRuc-p

[Citroënbender]

Got a car running today that allegedly had a seized engine. Definitely needs TLC but I think the engine stopped automatically due to low oil pressure, not metal transfer.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Got a car running today that allegedly had a seized engine. Definitely needs TLC but I think the engine stopped automatically due to low oil pressure, not metal transfer.

Good one, I remember a friend over 40 years ago given a 6cyl Cortina TC/D era model, the engine overheated on a very hot day and popped all the welsh plugs, it would not turn over when stopped so it was considered seized. A week later old mate decided to replace the welsh plugs and topped up with water, it started and the car ran for another 7 years before it was written off in an accident.
Seen some other old holden & ford engines being thrashed to the point where they should have blown but refuse to die.

Cheers

[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by Itsme

Good one, I remember a friend over 40 years ago given a 6cyl Cortina TC/D era model, the engine overheated on a very hot day and popped all the welsh plugs, it would not turn over when stopped so it was considered seized. A week later old mate decided to replace the welsh plugs and topped up with water, it started and the car ran for another 7 years before it was written off in an accident.
Seen some other old holden & ford engines being thrashed to the point where they should have blown but refuse to die.

Cheers

Used to attend a well known Northern Suburbs performance shop’s annual Christmas party… A highlight was they had 3 engines on stands.. Holden Red motor, Ford crossflow and a Valiant slant 6… Each hosed up to a 44 drum of water, and each with it’s carby tied wide open!
Start the 3 up together and bet on which is last to detonate!
Red motor always first, throwing no.5 leg outta bed!
From memory they used the same slant 6 motor 3 years running.. Indestructible.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

Used to attend a well known Northern Suburbs performance shop’s annual Christmas party… A highlight was they had 3 engines on stands.. Holden Red motor, Ford crossflow and a Valiant slant 6… Each hosed up to a 44 drum of water, and each with it’s carby tied wide open!
Start the 3 up together and bet on which is last to detonate!
Red motor always first, throwing no.5 leg outta bed!
From memory they used the same slant 6 motor 3 years running.. Indestructible.

Very common for No 5 pot to throw the rod or crack pistons in red motors, had a few go in my time when hooning.

[mondeomatureguy]

Hi Guys,
what made me feel good today was My Ford Mondeo. Two weeks ago i took some annual leave and my wife and myself drove to Adelaide for a week.
The car is a real gem went great, never used any oil or coolant.

But the best thing is it clicked 500,000Km now of course has 502,000km on it. Of course with that many ks on it ive done things to it. New Radiator, New Power Steering Pump, New water Pump, New Fuel Pump, but as far as the engine i havent touched anything in the engine apart from getting a new rocker cover gasket.

When i went to get my Rego Pink slip in August the guy said to me "ive never seen a Ford Mondeo with so many ks on it and the car is still in good Condition.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Went for my daily 7km walk tonight, leaving at 1730. Made it back home before last light (1845) and before most of the street lights had come on.

The older I get, the simpler I'm happy to live. And this simple thing made me happy today.

[onemanempire]

Charliewool said: \Quote
Used to attend a well known Northern Suburbs performance shop’s annual Christmas party… A highlight was they had 3 engines on stands.. Holden Red motor, Ford crossflow and a Valiant slant 6… Each hosed up to a 44 drum of water, and each with it’s carby tied wide open!Start the 3 up together and bet on which is last to detonate!Red motor always first, throwing no.5 leg outta bed!From memory they used the same slant 6 motor 3 years running.. Indestructible. /Quote

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Anyways... here in Adelaide back in the day we used to have an annual engine blow up day.
Around 20 - 30 entrants. Each engine was timed to see how long it would last.
They would have no oil and no water. Carby's spring loaded to hold it wide open after the initial fire up. Once started, and the carby released to full throttle, a cage would be dropped on top of the engine, to prevent injuries. Plenty of beer, plenty of mad sounds.
I have never to this day, heard a pre-cross flow 250 do an estimated 8000rpm for a full 3 seconds before returning to 5500-6000rpm. (My estimation). The thing just screamed.. in pain hahaha.

The engine that won it on the time I was there was a Datsun A12 1200 unit (120y datto engine) 19mins 20 seconds. Everyone got the shits with it and started throwing bottles and cans at it! It would be happily valve bouncing then nearly die... then slowly come back to valve bounce again, and again, and wait, yep, again. The shortest blowup was a 350 chev. It lasted 20 seconds. It somehow turned a piston and rod upside down in the bore.
Had a major window in the block... that's how I know this.
Fun times watching how totally over engineered engines were back then. Be interesting to see how modern tight tolerance engines fair.. me thinks not so well, as in under the same conditions, they would seize much quicker.

One Man.