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Old 08-25-2002, 05:27 PM
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I was Instructing Jens and not once did he exceed 9000 rpm and the engine gave no hint that it was about the grenade.

OK that was not exactly true. I don't remember what rpm Jens was hitting but this is a pretty mild 302 and he was not working it too hard. If I had to guess I would say we were halfway between turns 9 and 10 and maybe hitting 5000 rpm when the crankshaft broke. I did mention the zero oil pressure readings but was assured that the engine had plenty of pressure and that the gauge was not working properly. I would seriously consider a gauge repair along with the new moter.

And it is not true that I had my foot on top of Jens throttle foot.

Good luck with the "new engine".

RD aka Cranky
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