[TPR] The Good, the bad and the ugly . . .

[Kirby Schrader]

Sounds like a typical Pantera engine tear down... unfortunately.


On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 12:28, David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:

> **
> Hi kids,
>
> Thought I would share some fun  . . .
>
> Opened the Cleveland yesterday.  My hope was to re-ring and check
> everything.  15K mile motor and time to set the valves anyway as they are
> making some noise (duh.)
>
> I was told this is a 440hp motor.  It dynoed 325 rwhp @6000rpm (and not
> near peak).  It has always blown oil.
> One plug was pretty oily when removed (#8).  #1 piston had all the ring
> gaps nicely lined up . . . .   #8 cylinder showed NO sign of a crosshatch
> pattern.
>
> Bearings: some wear noted, definately want to replace these.  Also some
> sign of dirt in oil!
>
> When I pulled the pan I noticed gasket paper and glyptol chips stuck to
> the oil screen, along with some pieces of metallic debris.  Not a good sign?
>
> Anyway, pulled the crank and set it aside only to find 2 lobes of the cam
> shot  - now I get to buy a new cam!!!
>
> so, that is the status of fun and games in Colorado . . . .
>
> David
>
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