[TedRamAirII]

Might as well pull it, and have it ready for pick up. Maybe I was close, with my Cam/Distributor gear guess? I hope that's all it is. ; )

[Va68goat]

In speaking with guys that worked on and diagnosed my engine, it's believed that the piston skirt collapsed while on the original / failed dyno run. when #5 spun the rod bearing and the piston hit the head. There was a small mark on the cylinder head. This was the conclusion of two guys that worked on the engine that not only do this is a hobby, one of them is a machinist that currently works on very high end cars. The other had his own shop for many years and is a forum member.

Unanimously, the guys that diagnosed my engine said that this should have been caught when the motor was sent back to Arizona, if this engine was really completely disassembled the obvious scuffing of the piston skirts should have been noticed. If the scuffing of the piston skirts had been observed while it was disassembled, it should have been measured. They said if the engine was really apart and the piston skirts were mic'd, it would have been easily discovered as it was in my garage. I'm only adding this information because the last time I withheld information on this thread, it came back to haunt me.

[pastry_chef]

Originally Posted by Va68goat

They said if the engine was really apart and the piston skirts were mic'd, it would have been easily discovered as it was in my garage

Agree.
I could not remember the parts replaced on the trip back, looks like the piston rings were.

Originally Posted by gtofreek

Also looked like the distributor jacking the timing up may have been causing some detonation as some of the top rings showed signs of the Moly coating starting to flake off. Just buying top rings from Total Seal was more money than just buying a whole set, so we bought a whole set.

[Va68goat]

dataway, Colin70TA & mgarblik,

Thank you very much for the offer to make a donation but thats not necessary. I really do appreciate that. It's when you hear things like that, makes you realize the camaraderie between "car guys". I imagine there have been plenty of guys that have been stumped while diagnosing their motor and you guys can relate. I met a lot guys from the forum and spoke to many over the phone that are now friends.

[Va68goat]

Well this isn't a dramatic video but you have to remember, I havent driven a car with this kind of power before and the last thing I want to do is put it in a ditch after waiting two years. To me, this power is just insane and I have a great deal of respect for the power. I'll get better with time behind the wheel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLOgtlFTSk


mgarblik
I agree with 100% of what you said. Paul and Jeff made made this motor right. The rest is just business. I'm so damn pumped to finally get behind the wheel.