Just drill a new hole where you need it to allow good alignment of the bearing front to rear.
Be sure to deburr the new hole.
Also note to be careful with the length of the bolts that retain the valley pan.
If they are too long they will pinch off those two Cam bearings.
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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:24 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Pontiac 400 Cam Bearing Issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 324
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Voltage to ignition coil
- Replies: 10
- Views: 584
Re: Voltage to ignition coil
If a properly charged battery ( above a static 12 volts ) is not enough to throw a hot enough spark to fire over a motor then you have other problems going on. A spark coil is nothing more then a step up transformer ( more windings on the spark plug side then the 12 volt side) so using a higher KV r...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:54 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Emulsion tube quest
- Replies: 25
- Views: 938
Re: Emulsion tube quest
If your intake valves have a back cut done to them and or there chamber side face have a radius on them then as a last resort try out ones that do not.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Head gasket failure - Fire rings crushed?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 684
Re: Head gasket failure - Fire rings crushed?
Aluminum shinny balls seen on a plug is a firm indicator that two flame fronts as in knock has blasted material of the pistons and also the heads if there aluminum.
If the motor was run on leaded race fuel these shinny balls would have a purple tint to them.
If the motor was run on leaded race fuel these shinny balls would have a purple tint to them.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:10 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Head gasket failure - Fire rings crushed?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 684
Re: Head gasket failure - Fire rings crushed?
If I hedge a bet that the motors exh valves are next to each other per cylinder would I loose?
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:28 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Fuel flow restriction
- Replies: 6
- Views: 417
Re: Fuel flow restriction
G forces themselves produce a restriction. On a starting line leave that produces close to 2 Gs every foot of fuel line running horizontally from front to rear will knock .3 psi off of your fuel pressure. Just 8 ft of line is a loss of 2.4 psi and most fuel pressure gauges are highly dampened and yo...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:09 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Another reason not to buy Speedmaster shit
- Replies: 50
- Views: 3562
Re: Another reason not to buy Speedmaster shit
All too many people ( consumers ) do not understand that China got on the higher technology band wagon by steeling it from the west. The Chinese Tangshan factory was still making steam locomotives in 1989 for Gods sake, yes 1989!! By then since it was a well dying technology in most other parts of t...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Head gasket failure - Fire rings crushed?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 684
Re: Head gasket failure - Fire rings crushed?
White plugs and clear signs of detonation will do that.
I would check the rod bearings now.
I would check the rod bearings now.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:36 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Fuel flow restriction
- Replies: 6
- Views: 417
Re: Fuel flow restriction
Are your Exh temperatures rising once the motor hits 5600
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:00 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Push rod pinch on restricted intake manifold.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 410
Re: Push rod pinch on restricted intake manifold.
Some things to keep in mind. Expansion and contractions in the intake tract will cause the power band to narrow up even if the tract is mostly dead straight . Now add some bends to that and things get even worse because high speed air no less air ladened with fuel will not make it around a bend of m...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:56 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: windsor torino build ideas?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1013
Re: windsor torino build ideas?
And what is your little brothers wallet like?
The trans will need be on the least rebuilt, but also beefed up .
The trans will need be on the least rebuilt, but also beefed up .
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Lube for valve stems?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 26290
Re: Lube for valve stems?
If valve stems and guides can’t be fired up for the first time and live on oil which will be what they have to live on for there usage life time, then something is wrong .
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:28 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Mystery sludge
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1216
Re: Mystery sludge
On a side note here, and I know it’s out of your price range for this type of racing unless you find a used one, but your center main ware issue is from needing a 8 counter weight crank due to your hp and rpm level stuffed in a factory block.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:09 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Lube for valve stems?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 26290
Re: Lube for valve stems?
X2 with the above.
I have always used a 30w oil for assembly until Mobil1 came around.
Never a problem either way if the clearance is good.
I have always used a 30w oil for assembly until Mobil1 came around.
Never a problem either way if the clearance is good.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Rod bearing clearance
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1335
Re: Rod bearing clearance
I would possibly have doubts about the block,
8K with that stroke!
8K with that stroke!