Follow up on ERA717

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by fdjake

The PO knows what the cylinders of that car look like from a Snap On bore scope.

I watched as a expert FE engine builder inserted that camera into each cylinder and rotated that motor full stroke for each one. A gasket set is NOT fixing the problem.

That inspection was done AFTER the boys at ERA attempted their "fix."

The issue was obvious....The motor needs to be re-built as stated in the ad.

I'm not putting your FE guy down,but there are experts, and then their are experts, as my FE guy (who I have used for 27+ years) and I dropped the pan as well as checked the top of the pistons and cylinder walls with a bore scope like yours did through the spark plug opening. After we did our testing, and read the plugs (your expert did not see the broken gasket and fouled plug covered in oil on #2 and not say anything? ), and took the valve covers off and bore-scoped the top end (more looking for debris as none was in the pan), he suggested that a combination of the intake gasket(the bad gasket was glaring without ever pulling the intake) being bad, along with a lack of PCV set up as the issue(s). He is also the one who suggested dumping the cheap 750CFM Quickfuel Slayor series(which was dumping fuel on the top of the intake) carb and going to a simple 650CFM Holley DP (04777C) since the car is being driven on the street and not being drag raced every time it is driven. Turns out he was right, and for that he'll get more than just my thanks.

In closing, don't be angry because you were mislead, if you had just done your own compression and leak down tests, as well as pulled the pan, you would have known this as well.


Here is wishing you well, enjoy your GT40 replica.........


Bill S.