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

[David in Durango]

AJ,

To the best of my knowledge:  glyptol is supposed to help the oil drain 
back/keep casting sand out of things.  Supposedly a trick racing thing? 
Haven't searched for chipped places yet

don't believe the rings turn  - this is no force to cause this?

Motor has what looks like chrome rings (these were NOT recommended to me) 
and it had two different head gaskets!

Bad lobes were #2 and #3 cylinders.

I'll get pictures next time I get over there (30 miles away to the 
machinist) - any special requests besides the cam?  I'm chasing parts today 
. . .

Thanks,

David


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
To: <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [TPR] The Good, the bad and the ugly . . .


> Just a few comments of my own making...
>
> I was schooled recently that ring gap placement is mostly a myth, as
> they will typically "turn" some while running.  Truth or fiction?  I
> can't say.  That would be a long term research project on my part.
> Oh, but I -do- have an engine in the garage undergoing (long term)
> forensics.  I know I placed the gaps as spec'd in the Ford factory
> manual.  I should check to see how they come out.
>
> I'd suppose if one cylinder didn't get honed properly, it might blow
> oil just as you have experienced.  It would be interesting to know if
> that cylinder had been properly cross-hatched prior to assembly, or if
> something more dastardly like improper ring-gap (too tight?)
> contribute to it.
>
> The glyptol thing has me bugged.  I'm presuming parts of the internals
> were painted (or otherwise somehow "coated") with glyptol.  Is that
> true?  Do you see signs of it having flaked off in places?  I think
> this bring up an interesting question.
>
> Should an engine have this treatment done?  For all my prior rebuilds,
> I've not done any kind of painting or glyptol to the internal areas.
> I've left it all bare metal, oiled it up sufficiently and built the
> engine.  A friend I know, currently has several spare Cleveland blocks
> in his garage (actually set up as a kind of wine rack).  They've been
> stripped, cleaned and coated with glyptol.  He figures he may or may
> not use them in the future.  But if they've been coated with glyptol
> on the interior will this cause a problem?
>
> Which two cam lobes were missing?
> I would venture it was one of the back cylinders... most likely the
> very back, like number 8.
>
> Last... if you can... could you provide some photos?  You can load
> them to TPR or I'll take care of it for you. :)
>
> Thanks,
> Asa Jay
>


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