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Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-21-2019, 06:38 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
I'm not worrying bout the distributor. ...

I'm not worrying bout the distributor.

What's the piece everyone finally saw? It's got a right angle on it. Looks like a piece of angle steel.

Whatever is causing the noise is what ate the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-21-2019, 03:08 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
Maybe if you start it again put your hand on...

Maybe if you start it again put your hand on distributor housing and feel for a thumping on housing. Indicative of a bent dist shaft, or egg shaped something else....
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-21-2019, 03:04 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
The tooth count on that cam gear looks not right...

The tooth count on that cam gear looks not right to me.. which makes no sense, it's likely just the way the video looks on my phone.

I spent 4.5 hours washing something I can only call machining...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-21-2019, 10:45 AM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
Think about it. Something is egg shaped. And when...

Think about it. Something is egg shaped. And when it comes over it's shoving the drive rod over in the boss putting a witness mark on it.

It's locked in the oil pump and the distributor drive gear...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-20-2019, 11:03 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
Any chance this thing might have a cam drive gear...

Any chance this thing might have a cam drive gear pressed on the back of the cam?
Any chance it's pressed/ machined not quite right causing an elliptical deal?

Runout check on it if it comes...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-17-2019, 07:08 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
I see lots of oil. Some wierd shiny marks on a...

I see lots of oil. Some wierd shiny marks on a couple piston tops that probably are picture playing tricks with your eyes kinda stuff. I'm sure that what that is cause I'm sure Paul and Jeff already...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-17-2019, 06:57 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
Then what I'm about to say is gonna hurt some...

Then what I'm about to say is gonna hurt some feelings...

I'll be glad to do my own carb and distributor work right here when I need it , thank you very much.

Wow, I'm serious my 6.0 diesel...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-17-2019, 05:08 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
I'll say this, you running it on diesel fuel? ...

I'll say this, you running it on diesel fuel?

Dang I tore apart a 652,000 mile 6.0 Ford that was cleaner than that.

I'm sure it's an illusion but that first pic left cylinder st about the 2...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-28-2019, 09:53 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
Tell you what I'd do.... Pull it and take it...

Tell you what I'd do....

Pull it and take it to Butler. Have em find what ever is the deal. If they do find it, have em fix it.... send Paul a bill.
If they don'tfind something, eat it.

This...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-27-2019, 10:22 PM
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Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
I'd pull both valve covers and just for the hell...

I'd pull both valve covers and just for the hell of it take a pull handle and extension and a socket and hand turn that thing over and verify the firing order is what the cam is doing. Just for the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-27-2019, 10:15 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
How many times have we took an ohmmeter and...

How many times have we took an ohmmeter and checked those wires?
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-27-2019, 10:14 PM
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Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
That cap and coil same as what was always on it?...

That cap and coil same as what was always on it? Or rather when did that show up on that car?
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-24-2019, 09:57 PM
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Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
Oh ok I musta missed something, I thought you had...

Oh ok I musta missed something, I thought you had like 7-8 month old gas in there. Still that shouldn't be a deal killer unless the stem clearance was super tight. As Will said I've used old gas...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-24-2019, 09:36 PM
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Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
I wasn't talking about the first go around. ...

I wasn't talking about the first go around.

I meant this last time. How long did you wait from first time till now was what I was asking.

If it stuck a valve and it hit a piston, you'll have a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-24-2019, 09:14 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
Joe I do hope you figure it out. It should not be...

Joe I do hope you figure it out. It should not be this hard at all. I think everyone is about to have a fit to find out what it is. Nobody wants to see issues like this at all.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-24-2019, 09:07 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
Damn spell check don't know what a KRE head is???...

Damn spell check don't know what a KRE head is???

Fresh gas won't cause a knock obviously but I can show you plenty what snug guides and stale gas will
do...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-24-2019, 09:04 PM
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Posted By Sun Tuned
Off come the heads again... I never got an...

Off come the heads again...

I never got an answer on the guide material but I'm going to assume bronze just like any other Jew/ aluminum head.

Not in this case but due to the advanced age of...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-23-2019, 09:27 PM
Replies: 1,465
Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
My guess on the other is that the bushing in...

My guess on the other is that the bushing in original msd has crapped the bed and a bunch of that debris went through the bearings and the oil filter mostly through the bearings. That's what I would...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-23-2019, 09:18 PM
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Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
Not paragon base, stupid spell check, I meant...

Not paragon base, stupid spell check, I meant "Paraffin base"
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-23-2019, 09:16 PM
Replies: 1,465
Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
Pulling plugs and have a look see might be good. ...

Pulling plugs and have a look see might be good.

We've fooled with way more engines up the street in the last two years than I care to count. If I understand correctly this engine went back and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-22-2019, 01:14 PM
Replies: 1,465
Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
Firing order I bet is correct 18436572, but has...

Firing order I bet is correct 18436572, but has anyone checked to see if they went in the right direction??

Sure looks shaky on that video.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-20-2019, 09:34 PM
Replies: 1,465
Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
It's missing it's ass off... Why? In...

It's missing it's ass off...

Why?

In addition to the knock.

Are we sure nothing is bent on that reluctor wheel???
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-16-2019, 07:55 PM
Replies: 1,465
Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
No worries, I missed a whole page apparently. ...

No worries, I missed a whole page apparently.

Agree with the altitude tuning .

Also if timing wasn't set, and needs to be, then I definitely agree with getting this done pronto.

Never...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-16-2019, 03:20 PM
Replies: 1,465
Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
Did the worn bushing distributor get replaced by...

Did the worn bushing distributor get replaced by a whole different one? Or just a different housing?

I didn't see the answer to this if it was mentioned earlier.

I know the initial timing has...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-18-2019, 10:06 PM
Replies: 1,465
Views: 155,434
Posted By Sun Tuned
These days you would not believe the stuff that...

These days you would not believe the stuff that has to be checked over compared to just 20 years ago. And the thing about it is it's an ongoing learning process. This stuff changes by the month the...
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