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03-04-2013, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wickenburg AZ- PHX, Cinci, Indy before,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR Mk 3 408 530 - 585 T- mustang Dyno at B&R
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My car is always for sale!  Wink |
03-04-2013, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bartlett,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison LS1
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Sorry Brent, but my truck is a F350----guess i got the wrong thing again? Whatever gave you the idea I was a Chevy guy???????????
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03-05-2013, 02:01 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Louisville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: I'm Cobra-less!
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My dialogue wasn't meant for you Jerry.....I know you're a good guy....well except for that LS motor in your Cobra. |
03-05-2013, 05:10 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic, 428 FE CCX 3069
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Well, it didn't pump up last night. I'm waiting to find out about the warranty on the build and then it looks like I will be up to my elbows in engine parts.
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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03-05-2013, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #2119 289FIA
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Danr, that's plenty bad JuJu. Gonna be interesting to hear the outcome. Thank God its not a Roush and you were seeking warranty coverage, as I've gathered from many posts on CC.
BeeeeLykins: "Best selling" does not connote "best vehicle". I'll be the first one to admit that if money was never an issue to me, that I could certainly get a whole lotta power from a Ford, or a MoPar, or even a Rambler. However, that's never been my case so I've gladly enjoyed the performance and reliability of Chevy power.
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Karlos
"In the Land of the Pigs, The Butcher is King"
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03-05-2013, 12:41 PM
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Maybe so, but the other items I listed carry an awful lot of clout...
Unfortunately from time to time, I have to build Chevy engines. But it's easy since I can run down to Walmart, pick up the parts I need, then let my daughter assemble it.
I constantly wonder why GM did some of the things that they did with their designs....putting a roller cam in a SBC or BBC is one of the stupidest things ever. Bronze wear plates, buttons, lock plates, it's all a poor design. The last one or two that I did, I ordered the cam with a Gen VI stub on the front of the cam, then used a thrust plate....like a Ford.
Just jabbin' you all......sorta.......  |
03-05-2013, 02:47 PM
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Well, the verdict is in. The rocker on the exhaust side of number 1 cylinder failed. I tried to get some pictures but don't know how good they are. I'm going to pull the head later today to make sure the piston is damaged. Can't see why a screwed up lifter would prevent a cylinder from building compression. Not sure. In any event, here are some photos.
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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03-05-2013, 03:30 PM
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Don't pull the head....
Just borrow a bore scope, a pen light, or something similar, and check it out through the spark plug hole.
If the lifter wasn't pumping up, you weren't opening the valve all the way.
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03-05-2013, 03:38 PM
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Dan, also, take that lifter apart....see if it's gunked up inside. The oiling passages may just need to be cleaned out so it will pass oil. |
03-05-2013, 04:41 PM
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Danr, the rocker failed or the lifter? I'm easily confused. You stated "rocker" but show pictures lifters.
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Karlos
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03-05-2013, 04:58 PM
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Karl, you are correct. I said rocker but didn't you hear lifter? It was the lifter that failed. Karl, Do you have a compression gage? I can't find mine.
Blykins, should I pull the snap ring inside and see what falls out?
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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03-06-2013, 04:13 PM
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You have until April 13th to have it fixed. Every time I think I would like an FE someone breaks one. LOL
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03-07-2013, 03:58 AM
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As it turns out, the lifter was stuck. Not sure why, but it feels like a burr in the lifter that is catching the poppet. In any event, I have a new one coming over night at no cost.
I have until March 20 to get it fixed. Gotta be on the road by March 23.
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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03-07-2013, 06:41 AM
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Mikiec: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" Every time I think I would like an FE someone breaks one." Could it be faulty design or just that the "E" in"FE" is for EDSEL and we all know what a treasure those were. Granted, they had many features and systems 'way ahead of their time, but they were, and still are, ultry BUTTTT-UGLY!
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Karlos
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03-07-2013, 07:25 AM
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There are many things that could have improved the looks of the Edsel. Unfortunately, a bow tie isn't one of them.
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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03-07-2013, 09:40 PM
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Danny, Danny, Danny..................you gotta quit putting racey parts in a truck block. They just don't mix.
Sheesh.
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03-08-2013, 05:40 AM
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Hey at least it's big enough to have room for parts. Speaking of which, how's your cute little.motor?
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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03-08-2013, 06:45 AM
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Dan
Can we safely assume that you have looked at the cam lobe??????????? and will compare the lift on that lobe to another cylinder before you button it up???????????
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03-08-2013, 08:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danr55
Hey at least it's big enough to have room for parts. Speaking of which, how's your cute little.motor?
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03-08-2013, 09:43 AM
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THey all run with in about .005". Yes, I've checked.
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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