Cuda_Al's Copper 1967 Barracuda Fastback
As soon as we fired up the engine for the first time we had leaks, first tried reposition the clamps but no luck on the upper radiator hose. I chose to not play with it too much and threw a worm drive clamp on. Once I knew that worked I took it off and put a piece of heat shrink tubing on it, then painted the rest black. Virtually invisible once installed.
When we were bleeding the brakes it was noticed that the ball joints didn't look good. Once I was comfortable with the car I took it to Troxell's to have Andy (Junior340) take care of the ball joints. Upon inspection he felt that only the right side needed to be replaced and my alignment was fine.
After leaving there and on the way home (40 miles) I noticed the valves were rattling more than I felt they should. I stopped my my friends place and had him look, he said we need to open it up and look at them. It took a little to see the issue, the top of one of the push rods broke off and was impacted on the rocker becoming the screw/ball.
It is believed that when we first fired it up and had a sticky lifter that cleared itself pretty quick, that this may have stressed the push rod. Also it was though that the hardening on the ball has been fatigued over the last 50 years and probably over 300,000 miles.
We chose to order all new screws and a push rod. While we waited for the parts to arrive I removed all the old screws and filed all the rockers for the lock nuts.
The parts came in and we got it all back together and everything seams to be working just fine now.
Alan
As soon as we fired up the engine for the first time we had leaks, first tried reposition the clamps but no luck on the upper radiator hose. I chose to not play with it too much and threw a worm drive clamp on. Once I knew that worked I took it off and put a piece of heat shrink tubing on it, then painted the rest black. Virtually invisible once installed.
When we were bleeding the brakes it was noticed that the ball joints didn't look good. Once I was comfortable with the car I took it to Troxell's to have Andy (Junior340) take care of the ball joints. Upon inspection he felt that only the right side needed to be replaced and my alignment was fine.
After leaving there and on the way home (40 miles) I noticed the valves were rattling more than I felt they should. I stopped my my friends place and had him look, he said we need to open it up and look at them. It took a little to see the issue, the top of one of the push rods broke off and was impacted on the rocker becoming the screw/ball.
It is believed that when we first fired it up and had a sticky lifter that cleared itself pretty quick, that this may have stressed the push rod. Also it was though that the hardening on the ball has been fatigued over the last 50 years and probably over 300,000 miles.
We chose to order all new screws and a push rod. While we waited for the parts to arrive I removed all the old screws and filed all the rockers for the lock nuts.
The parts came in and we got it all back together and everything seams to be working just fine now.
Alan
