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

[David in Durango]

Thanks for the "encouragement" Mr. Kirby!

This morning I'm thinking a hydraulic roller would be nice . . .  any good ideas for a cam/lifter replacement?  I'm open to suggestions/ideas/theories.

thanks!

david
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kirby Schrader 
  To: David in Durango 
  Cc: TPR List 
  Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:42 AM
  Subject: Re: [TPR] The Good, the bad and the ugly . . .


  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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