who put that there merlin engine

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:05 am

Early start, all the cars in the street still have frost on them. Take it slow for a few miles to let the heater warm up and the tyres get some heat in them. The roof still off and shades on.

Route takes me over auchmuir bridge to kinross, then back roads through to tillicootry. Roads empty and dry. Kseries taking big gulps of ice cold air. Who needs a honda.

Somewhere. Without me stopping. Someone has taken my engine out and dropped in a merlin engine. The noise is horrific but strangly intoxicating at the same time. Ok it the exhaust that sheared and not a merlin engine but the noise, on full chat, I could live with that.
The rest of the run was done at a more sedate pace. Till I spot a long twisting section and let rip. The noiise echoes through the trees then silence as I coast into the 30 limit at the end.

I know I need to get the exhaust fixed, but do I want to.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:36 am

You must have been popular with the locals then...

Where has it sheared?

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:14 pm

Sheared at the flange where it bolts to the decat. Should be weldable.

I am getting tyres on monday from fife auto centre. If I drop the exhaust of at the same time they should be able to weld it up for me.