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Forum: Small Block Talk 07-08-2005, 05:56 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,135
Posted By Desertson
Well she seems to have surviveda half hour at two...

Well she seems to have surviveda half hour at two grand, gotta put the springs back in now, that should be fun.

For some reason it fryed the cap on my unilite, was using a old accel supercoil and...
Forum: Small Block Talk 07-01-2005, 05:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,135
Posted By Desertson
Shall I use as much air pressure as possible...

Shall I use as much air pressure as possible here? As it is a 351 Windsor I plain to put a nut and washer on the stud and pry off that with a tie rod separator, Will that be all right? The engine is...
Forum: Small Block Talk 06-29-2005, 04:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,135
Posted By Desertson
Question How do I remove valve springs?

In order to try and avoid another lobe wiping episode I want to remove my valve springs this time around. I have Vic Jr heads with 7/16 studs and 3 springs per valve. Should I remove both inner...
Forum: Small Block Talk 06-20-2005, 06:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,577
Posted By Desertson
UPDATE Getting ready for final assembly now....

UPDATE

Getting ready for final assembly now. Lots of Steel everywhere, internals of the oil pump looked like they had been dragged down the highway behind a truck, Cam bearings were probably OK...
Forum: Small Block Talk 05-23-2005, 03:14 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,577
Posted By Desertson
My name is Mike, sorry about that The block...

My name is Mike, sorry about that

The block and components of the motor were spotless when they went together, with the notable exception of the distributor:( the cam bearings were new as well.
...
Forum: Small Block Talk 05-22-2005, 10:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,577
Posted By Desertson
Post Excaliber, I already built the thing once, even...

Excaliber, I already built the thing once, even sized the rings by hand (quite tedious), the second time should be a breeze right;) ?

I wish this would have happened to the 350 I built last year...
Forum: Small Block Talk 05-22-2005, 12:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,577
Posted By Desertson
Well my preliminary research reveals no damage to...

Well my preliminary research reveals no damage to the lifter other than on the foot ware it ground against the cam, and a good lifter rotates and moves properly in the #5E bore. As for lube I used...
Forum: Small Block Talk 05-22-2005, 02:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,577
Posted By Desertson
Thanks for the positive outlook, I have a...

Thanks for the positive outlook, I have a sneaking suspicion as to the cause of the failure which is that I had re-use my old Duraspark II distributor, I initially tapped it down into place, realized...
Forum: Small Block Talk 05-21-2005, 08:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,577
Posted By Desertson
Unhappy wiped lobe, please help or console me

So that #5 exhaust valve kept getting loose on a brand new Motor with only a few hours on it. I knew there was something to it and unfortunately I was right. About a quarter to 1/4 of an inch was...
Forum: Small Block Talk 10-09-2004, 07:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 866
Posted By Desertson
Well, upon closer (and calmer) inspection the #2...

Well, upon closer (and calmer) inspection the #2 bering seems to be the problom, theye is a little silver streak in it and when the journal touches the streak it jams. It dosnt seem to be a scratch...
Forum: Small Block Talk 10-09-2004, 05:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 866
Posted By Desertson
yea, thrust plate, sorey i tend to mix stuff like...

yea, thrust plate, sorey i tend to mix stuff like that up when I get real unhappy, you wouldnt belive how mad i can get at a cam. Funny its not even a bearing....
Needless to say im not too happy...
Forum: Small Block Talk 10-08-2004, 10:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 866
Posted By Desertson
I know I have a run of the mill '71 block, and...

I know I have a run of the mill '71 block, and the bearings must be the right size because the cam fits perfactly other than that last little ways, now if it siezed upas soon as it was in the final...
Forum: Small Block Talk 10-08-2004, 04:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 866
Posted By Desertson
Cam woes part II

I began assembling my new 393w yesterday and its already getting ugly. For starters I found out that for some reason flatlander racing gave me a set of piston rings that are fully a tenth of an inch...
Forum: Small Block Talk 07-22-2004, 08:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,481
Posted By Desertson
Thanks for the help, I think I will go with the...

Thanks for the help, I think I will go with the performer RPM. I just read an article in the June 04 Hot Rod that trashed on the Torker II pritty bad and showed the RPM outperforming it all around,...
Forum: Small Block Talk 07-21-2004, 06:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,481
Posted By Desertson
Torker II vs. Performer RPM

I just got all of my parts for the 393 I'm building today, and was suprised to see that the Torker II manifold has tiny little ports. I already have a Performer RPM on my old 351 which has normal...
Forum: Small Block Talk 07-04-2004, 08:25 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,056
Posted By Desertson
Does it have inline valves? If the valves are...

Does it have inline valves? If the valves are not in a straight line its a big block or cleveland (not exactley sure what catigory a 351c belongs in)
Forum: Small Block Talk 07-04-2004, 06:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,056
Posted By Desertson
I can't immagine a 351w with the water pump even...

I can't immagine a 351w with the water pump even with the deck, It seems to me as though this would require a whole diffrent water pump/timing chain cover assembly. On a 351 the water passeges for...
Forum: Small Block Talk 07-04-2004, 05:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 941
Posted By Desertson
Well, money is cirtanly an object, I don't want...

Well, money is cirtanly an object, I don't want to cut any corners but I would like to stay under 4 grand if possable, and that was a reality untill I start hearing from the machinist that flywheel...
Forum: Small Block Talk 07-02-2004, 07:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 941
Posted By Desertson
393w help

I’ve been milling over options for my new motor for a while now and I could really use some advice before I go nuts guessing what I should do. I've got a ‘71 351w block at .040 over, at the moment...
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