349 CI on the cheap

Marlan,
It went from running somewhere around 90-100 mph to 0 quick. Believe me it got my full attention. We took the plugs out today and found that every plug was colsed up and silver looking, like they were coated like alumni-coating them. But how, when they can't be hit by the pistons did they get this way? Well after more inspection it burned every piston in every cylinder, and between the pistons comming apart and the heat in the chambers it kept the valve open on #2 cylinder which when you have close tolerences isn't a pretty site. So now I know where the sparks came from and the bright flashes out of the hedders.

I'd like to have aluminum heads but not this way, although they were coated very nicely. So next time I'm going to drop the compression down a bit and run a bit thicker head gasket, maybe a bigger chamber head.

I wonder if now that they are coated, that they will dissapate heat quicker? LOL. Oh well I'll fix the engine when I can and try it again. But it will be the end of this year or first part of next year, as the Big block will be going in, in the next few weeks. Hey it's nothing that can't be fixed, it's just going to take some time. And as this is play work must come first.

Thanks for you concern!