Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

You need some more cam with those new heads. You may need like others have said over .700 lift. PM me I have a really nice low use Lunati I am not using and need a smaller one for another project, make you a swap. I appreciate the offer, but I'm going to keep my cam. I've got a new, bigger Lunati s...

Thank you sir. I appreciate the clarification.

Blakeslee

Thanks for the reply EDC. I am trying to figure out the best direction to go with this set of heads regarding camshaft selection.

It wasn't my project but I remember it being discussed in some meetings. If I remember correctly, the issue was that the hydraulic rollers were bleeding out at high rpm and the valves were closing while the cam was still on a high velocity portion of the lobe. Is this a problem on this particular h...

Spintron?

Thanks for the reply David. I have two of your books dating back a few decades and have learned a lot from both. We replaced the cam with the same Performer RPM that was used before. It's in a 68 Cougar and runs very well in that car. Thanks again for the reply and hope you are feeling better! Blake...

New nuts installed and all is quiet on the western front!

Well, here is the rest of the story...... got the engine all back together and broke it in @ 2200-2500 rpms for 30 min. About 10 minutes into break in the clatter started up again but we finished it as oil pressure and temp were fine. Pulled both valve covers and discovered at least two of the rocke...

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Not worth the 2 hour drive....we'll see if it shows up today. The good thing is we aren't in a big hurry so whats a day or two?

Washington State in the little town of Wenatchee. The funny thing is the local parts shop show that is a discontinued item.
Thanks again.

We don't have an Advance Auto around here and they don't ship to our location.
We ended up order this
Free shipping so $8.41 delivered. I don't know why the link has a different price.

Thank you CJ!
I would Mark but not my engine or money.

It measures .650 dia X .375 depth....

Okay, so now I cannot find a cup plug for this Melling M68 oil pump. I called Melling and they siad I have to buy a K68 rebuild kit which costs $30.00.
A new pump is $40.00 what the!!!!
Where can I find this plug? We have checked with 3 different stores and they do not have the correct size.