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71Dragtruck · 10-08-2005, 12:58 AM

Well you know that sick feeling you get when things are really bad? I have that, truck started to run bad on me, sounded like a ignition problem. Went through everything with no luck, just got worse. Well then I could hear a noisy lifter and thought maybe one of my polylocks came loose, so I pulled a valve cover.

This is where my stomach sank

, one of the connector link tabs on my roller lifters came loose, and the bar came off. Two lifters spun sideways and ate a lobe off my roller cam $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. I took off the intake and yes cam is toast, can't even get the lifter out the top, it didn't even make a funny noise, just ate the cam like a bread stick. The whole engine has to be tore down and gone through, I could just die

. Likely going to be over $1000.00 time I'm done. Well thank's for the shoulder, I have to go tell the kids that they are going on a strick diet.

1STtimePRo'71 · 10-08-2005, 01:01 AM

Oh No! I'd hate to be those kids, But I would hate to be you more. Sorry to hear this happened.

stllookn · 10-08-2005, 02:03 AM

OUCH! Any idea how or why this happened? I know the feeling. I once transplanted a new high performance 283 in my '59 panel. In a week it put a wrist pin into the cylinder wall and started smoking like mad. I had to pull it and rebuild it immediately. I was not happy...it was supposed to have been a good engine and it test drove great before I bought it.

71Dragtruck · 10-08-2005, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stllookn

OUCH! Any idea how or why this happened? I know the feeling. I once transplanted a new high performance 283 in my '59 panel. In a week it put a wrist pin into the cylinder wall and started smoking like mad. I had to pull it and rebuild it immediately. I was not happy...it was supposed to have been a good engine and it test drove great before I bought it.

Tab on the side of the lifter came loose.

djracer · 10-08-2005, 03:47 AM

71dragtruck
I hate to here of your mis fortune! You might want to get your cam specs and have Chet Herbert grind you a new one! He is really resonable and does great work! I think his rollers start at 159.00! I had one of his cams in my camaro drag car and was very happy!

71Dragtruck · 10-08-2005, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by djracer

71dragtruck
I hate to here of your mis fortune! You might want to get your cam specs and have Chet Herbert grind you a new one! He is really resonable and does great work! I think his rollers start at 159.00! I had one of his cams in my camaro drag car and was very happy!

I'll have to check him out, thanks.

Longhorn Man · 10-08-2005, 06:47 AM

Woah, dude... I feel your pain man.
However;

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it didn't even make a funny noise, just ate the cam like a bread stick.

At least you are still able to laugh, or at least make us laugh.

Old Yeller 1970 · 10-08-2005, 08:33 AM

Sorry to hear about your engine. I just got mine running again, so I can imagine how you feel after all the time and money expended.

72MARIO · 10-08-2005, 09:07 AM

That sucks. It's sleeping time for it soon anyways right ? Now you can make it better and faster.

Well at least look at the bright side you didnt have to pick up the pieces and get towed home.

71Dragtruck · 10-08-2005, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 72MARIO

That sucks. It's sleeping time for it soon anyways right ? Now you can make it better and faster.

Well at least look at the bright side you didnt have to pick up the pieces and get towed home.

Yes allready planning a bigger cam, intake and a full race port and polish from the current street strip job and a set of H-beam rods to spin it to 7200RPM. This time S#@*'s going to fly when she let's loose.

LUV2XCLR8 · 10-08-2005, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Woah, dude... I feel your pain man.
However;

At least you are still able to laugh, or at least make us laugh.

nitor · 10-08-2005, 09:45 AM

Sorry for you.

**tnblazerk5** · 10-08-2005, 09:50 AM

ouch

chevy_fatman · 10-08-2005, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

Me too.

Good luck in the rebuild.

**Yukon Jack** · 10-08-2005, 09:06 AM

Bummer. I lucked out and when I had engine troubles after fire up it luckily didn't damage the cam or any of the pistons. Good luck getting it back together.

masterbeavis · 10-08-2005, 11:27 AM

I know the aww sh__ feeling. the first motor I tried doing things right on wound up being more of a PITA than the motor I cheated and took every shortcut known to man. I wound up pulling that motor apart 4 times, each time was a minimum of $400 in parts replaced. Finally solved the problem when I burned a hole in two pistons.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 10-08-2005, 09:32 PM

Bummer but at least you were not pickin up those blown up tranny pieces that had to suck..

jlmtrout · 10-08-2005, 10:32 PM

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt to prove it! That happened to me two years ago the week before my vacation trout fishing in the Ozarks. That was the third time I had to rebuild my engine. First time, the machine shop that pressed my wrist pins in put spira locs on the ends of the pressed in wrist pins, result: broke connecting rod in three pieces at the crank had to replace block and crank and one rod and piston. Second time, wrist pin walked and scored the cylinder, had to sleeve it. Last was the lifter link bar broke and lifters rotated in bore and ate the cam (had to replace the complete set of lifters-$475 plus another $300+ for the cam). If I had been hot rodding it, I wouldn't have felt so bad. But this is my daily driver and it really hurt to have to go through all of this in about a year and a half. Makes you want to cry. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Sorry you're having my kind of luck. Hang in there, it has to get better. (Can't get much worse). Good luck and keep on truckin'................Jerry

10-08-2005, 12:58 AM	#1
71Dragtruck Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,368	Bad news tonight Well you know that sick feeling you get when things are really bad? I have that, truck started to run bad on me, sounded like a ignition problem. Went through everything with no luck, just got worse. Well then I could hear a noisy lifter and thought maybe one of my polylocks came loose, so I pulled a valve cover. This is where my stomach sank , one of the connector link tabs on my roller lifters came loose, and the bar came off. Two lifters spun sideways and ate a lobe off my roller cam $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. I took off the intake and yes cam is toast, can't even get the lifter out the top, it didn't even make a funny noise, just ate the cam like a bread stick. The whole engine has to be tore down and gone through, I could just die . Likely going to be over $1000.00 time I'm done. Well thank's for the shoulder, I have to go tell the kids that they are going on a strick diet. __________________ Speed is just a matter of money, question is how fast can you afford to go? 8.95@148.97mph all motor haven't tried bottle yet Sponsored by: Getz Oilfield Consulting Hard Candy Customs Last edited by 71Dragtruck; 10-08-2005 at 12:59 AM.

10-08-2005, 01:01 AM	#2
1STtimePRo'71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Crystal, MN Posts: 656	Oh No! I'd hate to be those kids, But I would hate to be you more. Sorry to hear this happened. __________________ -Cory 1967 2 Wheel Chevy

10-08-2005, 02:03 AM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	OUCH! Any idea how or why this happened? I know the feeling. I once transplanted a new high performance 283 in my '59 panel. In a week it put a wrist pin into the cylinder wall and started smoking like mad. I had to pull it and rebuild it immediately. I was not happy...it was supposed to have been a good engine and it test drove great before I bought it. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

10-08-2005, 03:47 AM	#5
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	71dragtruck I hate to here of your mis fortune! You might want to get your cam specs and have Chet Herbert grind you a new one! He is really resonable and does great work! I think his rollers start at 159.00! I had one of his cams in my camaro drag car and was very happy! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

10-08-2005, 08:33 AM	#8
Old Yeller 1970 DON'T TREAD ON ME Join Date: May 2005 Location: Crosby County, TX Posts: 989	Sorry to hear about your engine. I just got mine running again, so I can imagine how you feel after all the time and money expended. __________________ Old Yeller

10-08-2005, 09:07 AM	#9
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,052	That sucks. It's sleeping time for it soon anyways right ? Now you can make it better and faster. Well at least look at the bright side you didnt have to pick up the pieces and get towed home. Attached Images __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

10-08-2005, 09:45 AM	#12
nitor Too many projects Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Morrow, OH Posts: 344	Sorry for you. __________________ Jim '55 Chevrolet Pickup '56 Chevrolet Belair '04 Chevrolet Astro '95 Chevrolet Blazer

10-08-2005, 09:50 AM	#13
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	ouch

10-08-2005, 09:06 AM	#15
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Bummer. I lucked out and when I had engine troubles after fire up it luckily didn't damage the cam or any of the pistons. Good luck getting it back together. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

10-08-2005, 11:27 AM	#16
masterbeavis Having issues Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eldorado Ca, an hour east of sacramento Posts: 696	I know the aww sh__ feeling. the first motor I tried doing things right on wound up being more of a PITA than the motor I cheated and took every shortcut known to man. I wound up pulling that motor apart 4 times, each time was a minimum of $400 in parts replaced. Finally solved the problem when I burned a hole in two pistons. __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati. The Man's Prayer: "I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess." Last edited by masterbeavis; 10-08-2005 at 11:31 AM.

10-08-2005, 09:32 PM	#17
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Bummer but at least you were not pickin up those blown up tranny pieces that had to suck.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

10-08-2005, 10:32 PM	#18
jlmtrout Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 194	Been there, done that, got the t-shirt to prove it! That happened to me two years ago the week before my vacation trout fishing in the Ozarks. That was the third time I had to rebuild my engine. First time, the machine shop that pressed my wrist pins in put spira locs on the ends of the pressed in wrist pins, result: broke connecting rod in three pieces at the crank had to replace block and crank and one rod and piston. Second time, wrist pin walked and scored the cylinder, had to sleeve it. Last was the lifter link bar broke and lifters rotated in bore and ate the cam (had to replace the complete set of lifters-$475 plus another $300+ for the cam). If I had been hot rodding it, I wouldn't have felt so bad. But this is my daily driver and it really hurt to have to go through all of this in about a year and a half. Makes you want to cry. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Sorry you're having my kind of luck. Hang in there, it has to get better. (Can't get much worse). Good luck and keep on truckin'................Jerry __________________ '68 c-10 long wheelbase fleetside, been in family since new, originally 250 3 speed Now (389) 350 .060 over 3.75 stroke,Edelbrock Performer RPM 70cc heads and Intake 600 cfm Edelbrock,Small Comp Cams retro-roller cam and roller rockers,9:1 cr, headers, HEI,Old Air a/c, 72 power disc brakes w/stainless lines, 3.42 gear,T-56 6-speed, original paint(what's left of it). Dakota Digital Dash

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