[AG]

You suck!

[67'7F6'Bird]

Originally Posted by AG

You suck!

My Financial Adviser agrees with you. LOL

Steve

[67'7F6'Bird]

I installed the Smith RaceCraft Control Arms tonight. Easy install took about 3 Hours with set-up, vacuum Pump removal, as it was in the way, reassembly and Cleanup.

And my list for Sunday:

Grease Upper Ball Joints

Upper Radiator Hose Clamp Change

7 Quarts of oil and Filter

2 Gallons of ANTIFREEZE

Change Spark Plugs

Check Tranny Fluid Level

Front End Alignment

Tighten Torque Brace

Exhaust Clamps

Radio Filters

Check Rotor Phasing

Steve

[67'7F6'Bird]

Iv'e only driven the car a few times after the last trip to New England Dragway. Noticed my idle oil Pressure was lower than previous. thought it was related to Idle being too low in gear.
When you Rev it up the oil pressure normalizes. But in Gear I thought was too low. So upon further inspection today with more tuning, Ed noticed the Roller Tip on one Rocker Arm Cylinder 2 was eating away into the tip of the Rocker Arm.

Now, there was metal in the topside of the passenger side bank so I pulled the Drivers side cover off and much less metal on this side but still had some in there.

If the oil pump check ball is lodged open with debris shouldn't the oil filter catch all this metal?Why am I seeing metal particles on the opposite bank.
Is there something else now wrong?

Steve

[67'7F6'Bird]

We are going to pull the motor and see what happened inside, "Stuck Oil Pump Check Ball" or "To be determined." I flushed the oil a few times but still seeing shiny particles in both heads with valve covers removed. Oil pressure does not vary when running 10/40 or 20/50.
Oil pressure keeps going lower. No more engine starts.

I needed to address a rear oil pan leak, Chewed up Flex-plate from Rough starting issues and will be putting in the LSM Camshaft.

LS1 Firing Order, 252,258 Duration @ .05 112 LCA
.660 Lift with 1.5 Rockers.
.726 Lift with 1.65 Rockers

Camshaft was Designed by the owner of LSM.

Acquired Parts Below:


Steve

[AG]

Let me know what you find when you get the motor out.

[67'7F6'Bird]

We pulled the motor, Pulled a few rod caps and small pieces of Copper were embedded into them. Pulled the Camshaft and large grooves were dug into all of the Cam Bearings.

Thrust checked in at 11 thousandths.

Top End disassembled and brought everything to the Machine Shop, R&L in Dover, NH.

I am having Leo go through the Heads - Disassemble, Clean and Reassemble.
He went through them in 2010.

The Block will get Honed and all new Coated Bearings installed & Polish Crank. And anything else Leo comes across will get fixed.

The Oil Pump check Ball was not stuck open.

Steve