[Shotimes] Re: mystery Metal

[Ron Childs]

And your friend kept your $50 ?


--- fwhittle@mindspring.com wrote:
> I don't know what it could be, but I once bought a 289 (for $50)from a
> Mustang, the owner said that he started it up, backed out of his
> driveway, heard a tremendous racket coming from the engine, then shut it
> down.  After removing the heads, I discovered that a ball bearing had
> first gotten into one combustion chamber, then apparently went into
> another combustion chamber, where it remained embedded in the piston. 
> Head and pistons, obviously, were trash.  I kept the piston, but can't
> seem to find it now.
> 
> Frank Whittle
> '95 ATX
> 
> From: "Kirk  Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
> To: "V8 SHO" <v8sho@v8sho.com>, "Shotimes@Autox. Team. Net"
>   <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 20:29:43 -0400
> Subject: [Shotimes] mystery Metal
> 
> Guys I have a motor, that I was sure that lost a valve seat. Come to
> find
> out the valve train is in tact but a bit bent on the number 8 CYL. The
> piston look to be in one piece, So I don.t have a clue where it could
> come
> from, I was even thinking maybe a piece of the ring got up into the cyl,
> then realized that was foolish.
> 
> What ever it was bounced around in the CYL for some time and caused
> havoc
> with the head and piston, so both are junk and will be replaced
> tomorrow.
> 
> Anyone have an idea of what it could be? I pulled a piece out that was
> about
> 7mm long and the original pieces were larger. There is no damage to the
> valve seat side of the valve so it didn.t come in that way.. Just
> curious
> of
> what your thought are.
> 
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
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