Must have been some goid splash oiling from the lifters
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I only ran it for maybe 10 miles. If you've never experienced Driven break in lube or oil, it's crazy how slippery yet sticky it is. That's why the cam survived.
Yes I have for sure.
That’s the ls killer cam bearings. Just shows even a good shop makes mistakes. Buy the tool and bearings and do it yourself.
Really chitty you are having to fix your stuff reputable shops should know.
Sorry Brent, if I was in better shape I would help you guys. I can barely work on my own stuff right now and after Friday I’m down for 6 weeks.
Really chitty you are having to fix your stuff reputable shops should know.
Sorry Brent, if I was in better shape I would help you guys. I can barely work on my own stuff right now and after Friday I’m down for 6 weeks.
Jesus christ. I need to keep my mouth shut
Im sorry
I just feel bad for all the hard work you’ve put into this and keep getting kicked in the mits. I know I don’t have the patience you do and it’s impressive. I think I would burn my house down and live in tiajuana. You are a pillar of an example of good nature.
I have been there before where you give the job to professionals so you don't waste your time, then you end up still wasting your time and money to make it right.
That's why I now do everything, I don't trust anyone anymore, so my projects take forever because no time
That's why I now do everything, I don't trust anyone anymore, so my projects take forever because no time
I have lived this way for most of my life. It seems like every time I pay someone to do something for me, it's not done properly. One of the first things I check when I have a new project is how much the proper tools cost vs how much it costs to pay someone to do it. This is why I need that giant toolbox and all the cabinets and shelves.
All my parts should be here by Thursday. Fingers crossed that we're running again by Monday. For the cooling issue I'm just going to try to seal the radiator to the core support initially and go from there if there are still problems.
Here's a shot of the front cam bearing to show what I was talking about. The bearings don't look great, but it didn't wear through the coating layer so the cam seems to be fine.
They are all aligned exactly the same way, none of them have any oil holes exposed.
They are all aligned exactly the same way, none of them have any oil holes exposed.
Yikes, I would be replacing those for sure.
I felt like absolute crap when I realized I caused the oil starvation issue, but finding this makes me think of how much damage would have happened if I didn't catch this. They look amazing when you consider they didn't have any oil flowing through them.
Is there a grove in the back of the bearing allowing some oil to flow?
I'm not sure, I'll let you know when I pop them out.
We got all the parts yesterday, but I'm still waiting on a micrometer that I ordered to show up.
My wife and I were talking last night and we don't remember having cooling issues before we swapped out the oil pump. I swapped the thermostat when I swapped the oil pump, so now I'm wondering if that's faulty. It may go back together with the 187°F thermostat the kit came with to check. That would be wonderful if it was that simple. The overheating issue really has me confused.
My wife and I were talking last night and we don't remember having cooling issues before we swapped out the oil pump. I swapped the thermostat when I swapped the oil pump, so now I'm wondering if that's faulty. It may go back together with the 187°F thermostat the kit came with to check. That would be wonderful if it was that simple. The overheating issue really has me confused.
Also, I just watched this video last night. It just happens to be very relevant to my engine as I'm using the King race bearings with the special coating that they talk about. This is why my engine survived as well as it did. I should have checked the bearings and probably replaced them after the first oiling issue, I likely wouldn't have needed a crank or rod if I had done that. I probably wiped all the coating off during the first incident and trashed the bearing with the second. Live and learn.
