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Well, maybe not totally blown up, but I shoved 2 pushrods through the rocker arms this afternoon. Cylinder #1.... I'll probably pull the intake to make sure there's no further damage to the lifters. I punctured #1 cylinder exhaust rocker when I first got her running. I wonder why cylinder # 1...

OK.... it's been confirmed that the noise after replacing the bad lifters is coming from the roller rockers. Apparently the rollers are almost running off of the edge of the valves. For the time being I'm installing a set of stock rockers and pushrods, which just may stay. But if I do decide I...

...how's that engine problem? Never mind the hurricane that swept through.... have you sorted out whats going on with it? We haven't forgotten you. :-D

OK, I was expecting something like this to pop up. I installed the lifters & rocker arms/shafts tonight. I adjusted both valves on #1 cylinder and I have NO adjustment screw threads showing under the rocker. I remember being advised to have at least 2-3 threads visible. Nothing binds and the...

I had a dark spot on cylinder #3's connecting rod bearing surface when I assembled my short block. It bothered me no end.... I opened it up last night to inspect it with a friend who's built more motors than me. Know what I found? The top layer of metal was ETCHED with an acid or something and a...

Yeah, I got some of my engine together today. Crank, rods, & pistons are IN. I installed the cam and realized I never pulled the keyway out of my old cam..... The one I slammed into the ground and snapped into 3 pieces..... The one that layed in a corned of the garage for a month. Until...

I'm thinking of re-finishing my air cleaner lid in carbon fiber. Aside from doing it, anyone know the rough dimensions of a 6 Bbl. air cleaner lid? I have carbon fiber inserts in my door panels and dash, I thought it might work with the air cleaner. Especially since most of the top half of the...

A co-worker loaned me a connecting rod bolt stretch gauge made by Comp Cams. How do I use it and what value would I be looking for when assembling my 360 w/ ARP rod bolts? :-k Yeah.... I'm clue-less :dontknow:

I've had a whole lotta numbers thrown at me as to the correct crank end play. I just dropped the crank in and I have .004". How much more do I need? I've read conflicting clearances in several sources.

OK kiddies, sit back and get ready for re-build #2. For those newbies, I killed my freshly rebuilt 360 late last summer after a summer long agonizing assembly due to parts snafu's, e-Bay "Deals", and various other moments of a lack of normality. Pulled it apart last October and just recently I...

Any recommendations on what gaskets to use with the Edelbrock heads? I need to send out an order to either Jegs, Summit, or Mancini's this afternoon. I still need a few "C" note's worth of goodies. Yeah....it's almost THAT bad. :D

Picked up my engine last night. Looks real good! As soon as the cam & gasket set gets here I can start bolting this lump together. I'm hoping that this will be a straight-forward assembly without any of the drama that went on last summer. [ For you new guys the board was quite entertained last...

I tell ya, I just LOVE these kind of phone calls from the machine shop. Shop: Hello, John? Got a minute ? John: Sure.... what up ? Shop: The previous shop that did your heads, were they an AUTOMOTIVE shop ? John: Why ? Is something wrong ? Shop: Yep.... it looks like Mongo the Ape Boy was...

Pulled apart my lump today. I found some cooked main bearings, clean crank, and a beat-to-death camshaft. I tried to post 5 pictures in a previous posting but wasn't allowed to post that many pics at once. Here's the first of 3 sets. Chunk missing. Too tight? Crappy material? Crank looks...

How do I go about checking the correct relationship between my intake and my cylinder heads? The block was decked when I bought it and the machine shop didn't provide the milled amount (Bozo's...) I layed the manifold on the heads, but never checked anything else. :oops: So, how do I go...

Just in case you guys think I fell asleep and haven't touched my engine here's an up-date: Now the %$#@#$% oil pump pick up hits the bottom of the pan. Time to alter the pick up tube angle..... :cry: It's a melling stock volume pump with a MP pick up living inside a Milodon pan. The pick up...

Well I finally got around to disassembling my short block this week. For those of you whom are from the old board will remember my post on this topic a while ago. For the new guys here's a brief run down: I bought a Mopar Performance 9.5:1 short block for my `68 Barracuda. The biggest concern...