Makes being the timer a lot more relaxing until I get ther and do the set up. We
all have our bridges to cross to make it to speed week. Best to all.
Glen
Keith Turk wrote:
> Ahhh Wow... Fired mine up today... Ran like stink.... Oil Pressure is a Bit
> HIGH... should have left a couple of them Standard Bearings with the 10 down
> crank...
>
> and I got Tons to do.... Dyno tomarrow.... K
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> To: Joe Timney <joetimney@dol.net>
> Cc: Land Speed List <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 7:09 PM
> Subject: and you think you have it bad
>
> > Well Saturday I got the "E" motor for the Chevette. Along with some
> help
> > from the delivery guy we got it installed before the day was out. Spent
> > Sunday hooking up everything, making up new fuel lines, and adjusting for
> > the changes from last year.
> > I fired the monster up on Monday. Everything looked good, set timing
> > adjusted the floats and kept checking the oil pressure. Ten minutes into
> the
> > warm up I see the oil pressure dropping.. it hits 10 lbs. and levels
> off...I
> > hit the switch and kill the engine. What the heck????? Now what???
> > OK Tuesday we'll fix it...still got time...seven days before we leave
> > for Speed Week...right. Got to be something simple...or something I've
> > overlooked...right. Make a bunch of phone calls...discuss options.
> > So now it's Wednesday. Try a new gauge and line...not that...try a new
> > pump...no real trash in the pan...damn, not that either...check the front
> > gallery plugs...nope...damn again. So what's left...pull the damn engine
> > back out.
> > Today I pulled the engine...and tear into it. Pumps good...bearings
> look
> > OK..oops...here's one not so OK??? Not bad just not right...hmmm. So
> anyway
> > #2 main and #3 rod bearing look like trash got in there. Crank looks OK.
> > What the..... Lets go all the way...remove heads, pop pistons out. Remove
> > cam...can't...hmmm...this bugger turns but won't come out. Well we found
> the
> > problem...spun #2,#3, #4 cam bearings. Still don't know why this
> happened??
> > Ran fine last year...cam went in fine after the rebuild...??? Same cam,
> same
> > block???
> > Anyway I still have four days to get a new block, bore it, de-burr it,
> > buy new bearing and new gaskets, build a new motor, install the new motor,
> > break in the new motor, finish wiring the nitrous, install the belly pan,
> > install the nose, load the car on the trailer, load the truck, and finish
> > any miscellaneous stuff.
> > With a whole year between events you'd think I could have gotten
> things
> > together sooner...right. Can you say procrastination...hey I've got a
> whole
> > year to get this thing done...right. It's a good thing we do all this for
> > fun...right.
> >
> > John B
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