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07-30-2019, 04:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Lodi,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: 427 manowar forged crank roller rockers . BIG CAM.
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I am going to stay with the bronze and check on it every 6 months The car is race car that just dosen"t get used everyday or on a track very often  |
07-30-2019, 05:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gilroy,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2291, Whipple Blown & Injected 4V ModMotor
Posts: 2,741
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hauss
I am going to stay with the bronze and check on it every 6 months The car is race car that just dosen"t get used everyday or on a track very often |
To run bronze on anything but a pure race car is to unnecessarily tempt fate. Shoot for the happy ending by not using bronze. The name of the ending says it all ...
Ed
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07-30-2019, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Brisbane,
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Cobra Make, Engine:
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I have a paperweight bronze gear that is "75%" worn with the gear tips worn to almost knife edges.
How long before the teeth would break off? Could have been the next engine start.
I don't use bronze any more, on anything.
Why do transmissions have steel gears against steel gears?
Gary
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07-30-2019, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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hauss - why would you put your engine at risk over a fifteen minute, $75 part, swap out? 
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07-30-2019, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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hauss let us know how much it cost to replace the bearings and flush all bronze filings out of the oil passages in the block. And if you have rubber hoses for a remote oil filter you will have to replace them and flush the cooler. Hope you can get all that crap out of your motor.
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07-30-2019, 07:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gilroy,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2291, Whipple Blown & Injected 4V ModMotor
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
hauss - why would you put your engine at risk over a fifteen minute, $75 part, swap out?
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I'd bet you could buy just the steel or cast iron gear for less than or equal to the price a five quart jug of oil at Wally World ...
Ed
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08-01-2019, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Cobra Make, Engine: Rowan Replicars, 352 4V
Posts: 94
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hauss
I am going to stay with the bronze and check on it every 6 months The car is race car that just dosen"t get used everyday or on a track very often |
I installed a Mallory distributor with a bronze gear before I knew better. I happen to change my oil a few short drives after installing the new distributor. Well, my oil was like a gold rush, and I wondered what all that shiny stuff was coming out of the engine. I pulled the distributor, and to my surprise, the bronze gear was all worn down. I pulled a steel gear off an old spare distributor, and many miles down the road and no issues. Believe me, it didn't take long to wear that bronze gear down, and it was a scary sight knowing that that gear is the key to oil pump movement. This is on a 352 4V with stock camshaft. |
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