Piston pin bad ?
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I thought we were talking engine wows? What the hell is Hockey?
nm9stheham
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Just the best sport in the galaxy..... :supz:.... and we're wai:coffee2:ting for more news from the OP.
This made me wince! OW! :sad1:
I agree Wings always seem to find a way to win. Im hoping for them over the Bruins.
LOL, see below..
Ya nailed it! Habs n Lightning on now.
Hope it isnt anything too drastic. Hoping for lowcost solution for ya!
Go wings, then hawks....
If they both get eliminated, then I don't care anymore.... LOL!
If they both get eliminated, then I don't care anymore.... LOL!
Lonewolf3165
Living the Dream!
After watching the video & hearing the sound & seeing the pictures of the pistons, I gotta say it sounds like something getting beat around in the cylinder. A foreign piece of something. The valve train damage may be a separate issue from the noise or a result of that root cause. I would think the valve spring pressure would be enought to force the rocker back in position(closed) or if they were totally seized it would break/ bend the rocker or if the vavle hung open enough that would be bent too.
I hope you find out what is going on & that everything works out good in the end. Good Luck.
I hope you find out what is going on & that everything works out good in the end. Good Luck.
nm9stheham
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Game 1: Red Wings 1, Bruins 0.....woo-hoo!
Sent the rocker arms back to hughes last Friday and they already have shipped a new set back. Dave said he is not sure why I had the problem but took care of me regardless.
Great customer service !
He thinks I may have had the side clearances too tight . They recommend .015 total play per rocker arm pair between pedestals. That doesnt sound like enough to me ....I am sure I had at least that much. Would you think there would be more hot expansion than that with 2 rocker arms , spacers and shims ?
Great customer service !
He thinks I may have had the side clearances too tight . They recommend .015 total play per rocker arm pair between pedestals. That doesnt sound like enough to me ....I am sure I had at least that much. Would you think there would be more hot expansion than that with 2 rocker arms , spacers and shims ?
Call Dave back and ask if those clearances are hot or cold.
Good thinking.... I will email him. Hot would make sense.... .015 does not leave much room to grow ! Lol
So I brought the engine to get an unbiased opinion . Here is what is he said.
1).. This was caused my piston damage..( took him 3 seconds to find it!)
He thinks it might be a baseplate screw from a carb....i will check both holleys I used...
It was sitting in #3 hole which was unmarred ! I didnt think to check it closely because it was clean and i had just pulled that head late the night before.
So I brought the engine to get an unbiased opinion . Here is what is he said.
1).. This was caused my piston damage..( took him 3 seconds to find it!)
He thinks it might be a baseplate screw from a carb....i will check both holleys I used...
It was sitting in #3 hole which was unmarred ! I didnt think to check it closely because it was clean and i had just pulled that head late the night before.
2) The valve job on my heads was SH*T ! He said he would not even touch them and that I should just get new heads! (Rustyratrod was dead on ! And I never mentioned a word to the builder !) But doubts that created my rocker issue.
Inertia
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Bingo..
I mentioned it could get into other cyls,, glad it didn't do more damage..
Now you know the cause...
I mentioned it could get into other cyls,, glad it didn't do more damage..
Now you know the cause...
Inertia
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The chances of the block and other pistons being salvageable are good,, a piston,, maybe, but not likely a rod,, some new heads you needed anyway,,, you got off relatively easy,, and the root cause likely wasn't the builder's fault..
hope it helps
hope it helps
Not sure what it was yet... Probably never will.
Machinest told me he once had a prostocker suck a valve and take out all 8 cyls.
The driver couldnt believe 1 valve took out all 8.... Mike told him to look inside his sealed snorkel scoop.... It was beat to hell on the inside from a peice of the valve !
I don't think the failure was the original builders fault , but rather a random comedy of errors.
I do however think that the engine might have been a dog and possibly lived a short life due to poor workmanship....
Who knows where that piece came from...i was very carefull and even taped up ports once heads were on!
Inertia
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Yep,, chit happens,, you'll likely never know,, but check those butterfly screws.. lol .. hang in there..
Thats as shitty as yer engine woes!! :glasses7:
OT for Sharks n Kings.... Great game too!!
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