08-28-2011, 03:51 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
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What You Need is a Plan...
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Originally Posted by FWB
... if you're not finding any component failure then pull the rocker assembly and check for issues, badly worn rocker tips, bent pushrods..... ... ....if i found nothing.....i would pull the pan and see if the pickup was too close to the bottom...
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First, take a drive and visit Brent for a fresh pair of ears. Maybe this is all nuthin. The truth is, most FEs run forever without much maintenance at all.  If you do pull your rocker assembly, go ahead and get rid of the restrictors, like Jerry suggested. You've got nothing to lose on that and if oil drips out the sidelpipes after a high rev, or if your oil usage jumps way up then you know you're putting too much oil up top and you can tweak the restrictor size -- if the noise goes away and that's what you're experimenting for. I don't think pulling the restrictors will change your oil pressure, but you can watch that as well. Now that's a great plan. |
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