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

[Asa Jay Laughton]

This is what I'm always afraid of, with -any- engine teardown.  Once  
you pop the cover off it, you start looking really hard at things and  
kind of say... hmmm, maybe I should....

And before you know it, you've got a new cam/lifters, reground crank,  
line-bored mains, new pistons, rings, bearings, bore and hone......

EGAD!

Asa Jay

Quoting Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>:

> 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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