Dissapointing year end with my Roush 427R

[rphubbard]

Originally Posted by james911pro

David Thanks for taking the time to consult here. I have received very good tech support from Mark Yagelo.He is VERY patient and VERY knowledgeable regarding engines, he is hard to get a hold of but once you get him on the phone he always takes all the time you need and ensures that he has answered all your questions before he hangs up. I do not know Bob Corn but I would like to try to contact him regarding my issue.

I am just throwing my two cents in. When I worked at Roush I sat across the aisle from Mark. He is a great guy and has been at Roush a very long time. He has been there probably over 25 years. Mark is probably trying his best but from my experience at Roush, he still has to answer to his bosses.

Just so you know, Bob Corn is the CEO of Roush and I would suggest you don't contact him. He is a very nice guy and would probably take your call but he is extremely busy running the race teams and other things. They have people in charge of the crate engine program and Mark is one of them. It is better to work through the proper channels.

As someone that sells products and services, I have to agree with Jamo and say you have to draw the line in the sand.

Regards,

Ryan Hubbard

[james911pro]

Originally Posted by rphubbard

I am just throwing my two cents in. When I worked at Roush I sat across the aisle from Mark. He is a great guy and has been at Roush a very long time. He has been there probably over 25 years. Mark is probably trying his best but from my experience at Roush, he still has to answer to his bosses.

Just so you know, Bob Corn is the CEO of Roush and I would suggest you don't contact him. He is a very nice guy and would probably take your call but he is extremely busy running the race teams and other things. They have people in charge of the crate engine program and Mark is one of them. It is better to work through the proper channels.

As someone that sells products and services, I have to agree with Jamo and say you have to draw the line in the sand.

Regards,

Ryan Hubbard

Thanks for your Info. Every bit might help. I am still trying to get back to Mark since his last email but to no avail. I have left a few messages (1 a day) to discuss the matter furthur but i keep getting the voice mail. I asked him to try to have this moved up a level for review again. I was hoping Bob might take notice and intervene to give us a hand. I know there must me a line drawn somewhere but my oil burning claims were made to the dealer within the warranty period. It just tough to prove other than having the leak down test that was done after i twisted the dealer's arm.

[SwiftDB4]

I've had oil burning issues on my 427SR, but not as bad as some of the posters. The MSD ignition cap had broken the center electrode off and I didn't find this until the engine had 3000 miles on it. I assume fuel wash may have affected ring seal, but I do get compression readings of 170-185psi. Since changing the MSD cap and going to a QF carb with leaner idle and main jets, oil on the spark plug threads is virtually gone. The engine now has about 10,000 miles and burns 1qt./1200 miles. Otherwise it performs well. Is the oil consumption to be expected for these Roush stroker engines?

[jhv48]

My 427 SRTW (with 10,000 miles on it) goes through a quart every 1300 miles. The plugs look perfect on all 8 cylinders. No smoke from the exhaust nor internal leaks. All eight cylinders have relatively the same compression.

Therefore, I'm assuming this oil consumption is normal. At least I'm not going to worry about it unless it suddenly doubles.

[james911pro]

Originally Posted by SwiftDB4

I've had oil burning issues on my 427SR, but not as bad as some of the posters. The MSD ignition cap had broken the center electrode off and I didn't find this until the engine had 3000 miles on it. I assume fuel wash may have affected ring seal, but I do get compression readings of 170-185psi. Since changing the MSD cap and going to a QF carb with leaner idle and main jets, oil on the spark plug threads is virtually gone. The engine now has about 10,000 miles and burns 1qt./1200 miles. Otherwise it performs well. Is the oil consumption to be expected for these Roush stroker engines?

Swift, I never thought of that but when my dealer changed the plugs after the carb was replaced by roush the all seemed to have the same bad carbon build up. None worse than the others. But I might check into them jsut in case. From what I heard here and about Roush engines 1pt per 1000miles seems "normal".