hey watch it, the only connection I have with merlins is my
grandfather cast aluminium (yes Ben, it was pronounced that way)
bellhousings for them during WWII.

I can't imagine stout British workmanship failing, unless the con
rods were English :)

alistair

On 5-Nov-10, at 6:07 PM, Angus Gordon wrote:

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> Heck with stuffing a Merlin in a Vanagon. How about a Trent 900. There
> might be a bunch coming up on the used A380 engine market.;-)
>
>

Nah, they come apart just like the 2.1's.

Come to think of it I've seen a Merlin throw a connecting rod in a
manner
very similar to our beloved waterboxers -

<http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Wj0N1XmV8V-NDrsiQFdSkg?
feat=directlink
>

Angus