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Old 12-05-2007, 02:27 PM
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I took all the valvetrain components off. Unfortunately, I hoped for a bent pushrod or something but nooo, the damn things where straight...well what did I expect they are TSP hardened pushrods, I knew in the back of my mind that wasnt it. So I took the heads off and found that there was little metal shavings in the exhaust (ports which you can see in the photos) of #1 and #3 cylinders. Plus, #1 piston looks to have a gap that is way too big in the sleeve, and I can see the piston ring and its somewhat bent. But, I am still unconclusive as to whether or not I spun a bearing in the block. Any input would be helpfull.
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Now you get to pull the rest of the engine out of the car. It's time for a rebuild. Would be a good time for a forged 383.
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Ya just go ahead and buy some 347 pistons and rods and new bearings and take that block to the machine shop and have them bore it and hone it. Then you will be good to go .
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Ya just go ahead and buy some 347 pistons and rods and new bearings and take that block to the machine shop and have them bore it and hone it. Then you will be good to go .
thats what I am going to do. However I have yet to break into the bottom end so I have no idea if the crank is good or not so I might be doing a 383 that way all i have to do is buy pistons when I step up to a bigger bore block.
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Is that piston damage from a over rev event before mods? What's your current mod list?

*edit* Found your mod list, did you check PTV clearance before the motor was started? How long has this been together before this happened? Anything in the oil?




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