ice42 sez:

“While this crack doesn’t appear to be as devastating or destructive as other submissions to deathrev.com, and its occurrence didn’t cause a hair raising pile-up, it was none-the-less painful when discovered. This 1985 600cc motor, now considered “vintage”, has been through alot of racing, and still remains competitive on the lakes in ice racing. I recently replaced the cases (admittedly with “good used” ones) and updated the headwork to the 61.5 hp package at a cost of more than i would like to share. So when I pulled the clutch cover off to replace what I thought was a leaking gasket I was shocked to discover the crack - I actually went numb for a second. Our ice season is short and unpredictable, and we are in the middle of it right now (January 2006.) Luckliy, the weather this year has been brutal (i.e. too warm) for racing and most of the bigger races have been cancelled due to sketchy ice conditions. However, the Nationals (our pinnacle) have been rescheduled for the last week in February and there is a slim chance i will be able to raise the necessary $1500 from “side cash” (money unknown to the wife) to get this motor back on the track. If anyone has a set of ROTAX cases I am in the market…..ice42″

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