<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Sure he didn't say it was a 440ci Cleveland? ;-)</span></div><div><span>Just kidding Pope....sounds like a engine rebuild..then you have a better idea of what went goes into it.</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> David in Durango <adin@frontier.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> TPR List <tpr@teampanteraracing.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:28 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [TPR] The Good, the bad and the ugly . . .<br> </font> </div>
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<div>Hi kids,</div>
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<div>Thought I would share some fun . . . </div>
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<div>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.)</div>
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<div>I was told this is a 440hp motor. It dynoed 325 rwhp @6000rpm (and
not near peak). It has always blown oil.</div>
<div>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.</div>
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<div>Bearings: some wear noted, definately want to replace these. Also
some sign of dirt in oil!</div>
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<div>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?</div>
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<div>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!!!</div>
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<div>so, that is the status of fun and games in Colorado . . . .</div>
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<div>David</div></div>
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