The facelift on my MGA crankshaft is complete and looks fabulous. Like magic, the rod journals are now standard size again and you couldn't tell it from a new one. Got it all back together with new b
Barney, How about the possibility that the oil pan was pumped dry? May not be the same problem I had, but, for what it's worth: My 69 Ranchero with 428 engine was rebuilt with a hi-volumne oil pump.
Are you on a straight or a curve when this happens? Or does it matter? I had a similar problem once during hard cornering, and installed oil pan baffles to prevent starvation. I have a feeling that y
Hi Barney, Could your oil pressure relief valve be sticking open @ 6K? This might be secondary to non-linear resistance of the spring or a burr in the valve. Just an idea, -Vince
<< How about the possibility that the oil pan was pumped dry? ..... My 69 Ranchero with 428 engine was rebuilt with a hi-volumne oil pump. The rocker shafts were a little worn, allowing the excess oi
<< Could your oil pressure relief valve be sticking open @ 6K? This might be secondary to non-linear resistance of the spring or a burr in the valve. >> I recently shimmed the relief valve spring to
If the relief valve looks OK, I would suspect that you have simply got too much oil up in the upper engine and not in the pan at high RPM. Assuming that your oil return passages are open and clean,
I am going to leave it positive ground. I have this bone in my head about keeping the cars as close to original as possible. After asking a number of people, the consensus about the cell phone is tha
<< Are you on a straight or a curve when this happens? Or does it matter? I had a similar problem once during hard cornering, and installed oil pan baffles to prevent starvation. ..... >> When autocr
<< If the relief valve looks OK, I would suspect that you have simply got too much oil up in the upper engine and not in the pan at high RPM. Assuming that your oil return passages are open and clean
[misc oil pick problems deleted] ory. I'll add my $0.02: It may be that the pickup is *too* close to the bottom of the pan and the pump is cavitating at that rpm. You may try enlarging the two small
The shop that machined my block recommends two ways to increase drainback; paint the rough inside surfaces of the block with Glyptal, or polishing the block casting itself- neither of these will prob
Dick Burger can get you one from Brown & Gammons for ?23.00 (about $40) ... STN1031 Competion sump baffle. If my memory serves me ... a detailed drawing of the baffle can be found in the 'B' Competi
<< Dick Burger can get you one from Brown & Gammons for ?23.00 (about $40) ... STN1031 Competion sump baffle. >> Sounds like a good deal to me, I'll check. This however would kick me out of Stock cla
<< The shop that machined my block recommends two ways to increase drainback; paint the rough inside surfaces of the block with Glyptal, or polishing the block casting itself- neither of these will p
<< ..... this seems like a good time to suggest a rev limiter - set at the correct rpm, maybe it could prolong the engine life without sacrificing too much thrashing fun. >> Absolutely wonderful idea