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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 12 8:27 am
by Turnip
Hi Pete,
We haven't had time to get it out yet.
We are not due out until Easter now. Darren has offered a 400 block so we will probably use that and just transfer all the internals from your old enginge into the new block. That will put us back to where we were before.
Then we need to start another plan
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 12 8:49 am
by Pete
Hope that works out for you.
It would be interesting to see what the 400/500 is like when you tear it down - I guess you will be re-using the Billet BCR Caps.
What rpm were buzzing this combo to when you were using it?
All the best.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 12 9:32 am
by Turnip
It should be fine, it was still running consistant 9.9's, launching a 5 and shifting at 6500, It looks like there is a crack in the block letting the water into the oil, so it should just be a case of getting the block machined and swapping everything over.
I will be selling the tunnel ram soon if you have a use for it
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 12 9:38 am
by Pete
Turnip wrote: ..................I will be selling the tunnel ram soon if you have a use for it
Lovely bit of kit
is it complete? I don't have a use for it at present, though I do have a spare 400...
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 12 10:37 am
by Turnip
Yes, complete with all the linkages as it came from you but with new carb bodies and a shotgun scoop with green eyes
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 12 10:16 pm
by autofetish
The production style engine sends oil to the rocker arms through a passage way drilled in number 4 journal of the cam shalft. The cam shalf has a hole that lets oil in every 2 crank turns. This is ok for standed engines but not for high pressure valve springs. The simple way to fix this is fully grove the cam shalf journal so there is always oil on the rockers.Problem is then you have to much oil so a restrictor need to be fitted in the hole to slow down the volume of oil. Plug hole and drill a smaller hole in it.
Problem is what goes up must come down and when this restrictor is fitted there is less oil for the bottom end.
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I once saw a big block spin the number 6 and 7 rod bearings even thoe it was showing a constant 70psi of oil pressure. A fail like this is a clue that oil sent up has a affect on the bottom end
All taken from Andy Finkeiner BB
Might have Bananarama! all to do with your set up but worth a post me thinks.
Keep the info coming
take pic and post of how you put this 400 togther
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 8:30 am
by Turnip
Finally got to strip everything out, I,m not sure if it will run again
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 8:32 am
by Turnip
More
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 8:43 am
by Pete
Ouch!
I doubt that will hone out.........
Clearly a weapon of mass (self) destruction.........
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 9:51 am
by Ivor
That is well and truly mullered...it's definitely a case of start again from Scratch...sorry to see such carnage Jon.
I've only had an engine go to a similar extent and I just wanted to throw the whole lot in the skip and walk away, but like a mad person, started again!
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 9:59 am
by Turnip
Plan B is starting to come together
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 10:10 am
by Pete
Turnip wrote:Plan B is starting to come together
Gotthose heads yet?
You need an aftermarket block if you are serious - and Ally Rods
Start stuffing those cushions!!!!
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 10:18 am
by Turnip
Pete wrote:Turnip wrote:Plan B is starting to come together
Gotthose heads yet?
You need an aftermarket block if you are serious - and Ally Rods
Start stuffing those cushions!!!!
Yes
Would love one but don't have that kind of cash. If anyone would like to donate one
I'm stuffing !!!!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 1:35 pm
by mopar_mark
Wow, thats a sad sight to see Jon, nothing left untouched, thats for sure . .
Good luck with your Plan B
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 12 1:49 pm
by autofetish
As im also building a blowen engine (nothing to you sort of spec or out put)
Did you find and aswers to what happened ?
You can only come back stronger