Ned -
What was the cause of your "snapping" noise? It would be good to know for
my future reference. Was it a sticky lifter?
Alan
'53 BN1
'53 A90
'64 BJ8
On 8/4/06, Ned Smith <smithn00@kitepilot.net> wrote:
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> This past week I removed the rocker arm assembly and checked the push rods
> to see if any had been bent in last weeks fiasco.
>
> The engine roared to life smoothly, oil pressure jumped to 60# and I held
> the RPM at 2200 for 20 minutes. It ran with no vibration the whole time.
> As
> the engine heated up to 200 deg., the oil pressure dropped back to just
> above 40#. Only one minor oil leak at a plug on the left side of the
> engine.
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> Boy what a relief!!!
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> Many thanks to everyone who helped me through this process. What a great
> List.
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> Ned Smith
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> BJ8
>
> near Chattanooga, TN
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> N34.98 W85.5
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