[TPR] Good news, bad news

[John]

No, not yet. After I verify cam lift with a dial indicator I'll have my answer. I will cut open the oil filter eventually, I'm sure it will be an interesting picture! :)
J

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> On Nov 6, 2014, at 6:49 AM, Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
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> John,
> Have you pulled the oil filter and checked it?  I'd assume at this point it probably has sludge from cam filings.  I'm sorry to hear about the engine.
> 
> Asa  Jay
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> Quoting John via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>:
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>> I finally dragged my butt out to the garage tonight to start the inevitable task of finding out what happened at sscc. Well, the good news is I'll be getting a new engine soon! :). The bad news is it looks like the cam is wasted. I pulled a valve cover and found one rocker really loose and one loose enough to make noise. I pulled the other side and found three loose!  All the adjusting nuts/locks were tight. Bad sign. The only thing I can think of that would cause many loose rockers is a wasted cam. The rocker studs were also tight. Now I need to pull the interior and put a wrench on the crank. I'll put a dial indicator on a pushrods and check lift. I got a bad feeling. I guess that also explains the high oil temp and low oil pressure at speed. The cam was committing suicide. JB
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