Stroker rebuild

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed May 27, 15 2:57 pm

Bummer!!!

Any other damage???

Did you do a MattH and just drop the sump or is it Engine out and Bearing change???

Feel for you, mate...........

BB Conversion on the Horizon or are you too pee'ed off with it all?

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Wed May 27, 15 3:15 pm

Engine out Pete, much easier to work on standing up.

Had a check of the big ends and they seem ok, will drop a main cap and check those too. Had oil at the heads still by the looks of it but not enough pressure to show on gauge.

That's the way things go, just gotta carry on. Got expect some head aches when we come along and change everything Ma Mopar invested millions of Dollars developing.

Big block still on the cards at some point, get this one sorted first.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed May 27, 15 4:54 pm

Fair enough, I have a 440 in bits if you are interested, plus a re-built A727; that will sort your clutch out a treat

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed May 27, 15 4:58 pm

...anyway; good luck with the re-fresh and I hope you don't find any more issues.....are you aiming to get it to the Speedfest?

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Thu May 28, 15 6:57 pm

Cheers Pete. No I haven't registered for Speedfest, aim to get there next year though,

Could be interested in the 440 is that the one from Duncan?

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu May 28, 15 7:04 pm

Carl wrote: ...Could be interested in the 440 is that the one from Duncan?

Yes it is, but I have another as well, as you do

Mind you, it will be a bit of grief on the bell housing / clutch side of things; unless you want to see the light and go auto............

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Sun May 31, 15 8:45 am

chances are oil pump does not sit flat on block because of aftermarket main bolts/studs.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Sun May 31, 15 4:51 pm

Pump and bolts are the same that were on the engine prior to rebuild. I did check the pump was sitting flush with the block when I re-fitted it, but half the gasket had vanished when I unbolted the pump, could have been enough play to destroy the pump?

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Sun May 31, 15 5:41 pm

check again,pump will be sat on one of main bolts,the pump will be cocked over

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Sun May 31, 15 6:39 pm

Carl wrote:Pump and bolts are the same that were on the engine prior to rebuild. I did check the pump was sitting flush with the block when I re-fitted it, but half the gasket had vanished when I unbolted the pump, could have been enough play to destroy the pump?

DaveB wrote:check again,pump will be sat on one of main bolts,the pump will be cocked over

Listen carefully Grasshopper

Edit: Jerry II

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue Jun 02, 15 3:13 pm

Appreciate what your saying Dave and grateful for your input. I bolted pump back up to check fitting again without touching anything else and as I said pump is not sitting on a bolt or cocked over and is flat on the block. And plenty of space between the bolt and pump body 0.035" feeler gauge slipped in nicely between bolt head and pump.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue Jun 02, 15 3:17 pm

And plenty of room over the bolt too

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue Jun 02, 15 3:26 pm

jerry wrote:
Carl wrote:Pump and bolts are the same that were on the engine prior to rebuild. I did check the pump was sitting flush with the block when I re-fitted it, but half the gasket had vanished when I unbolted the pump, could have been enough play to destroy the pump?

DaveB wrote:check again,pump will be sat on one of main bolts,the pump will be cocked over
Listen carefully Grasshopper

Edit: Jerry II

Thanks for that

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Wed Jun 03, 15 9:58 am

stuck relief piston? was it shimmed?

or just a minute crack in the pump that failed?

Dave

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Wed Jun 03, 15 4:36 pm

Was the pump shaft that cracked and failed and the outside casing had a chunk out of it, not sure if that missing chunk on the outer case had anything to do with it, could of caused play in the pumps shaft im suspecting. Didn't find the missing chunk in the oil or sump either, maybe missing when I installed the pump and I never noticed?