Subject: RE: Mystery engine noises
Author: Edward Walton
Date: Aug 9, 2005, 9:35 AM
Post ID: 1719272321
I was afraid of that. How big of a job is it to pull the bottem end appart. Is that some thing I should leave to Mark! I have had lots of top ends appart but never a bottom end?
EdFrom: Jason Telford <jr-@avalon.net>Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.comTo: Loopfram-@topica.comSubject: RE: Mystery engine noisesDate: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 01:54:10 +0000Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor:-------------------------------------------------------------------Get up to $1500.00 Fast and Easy!No Credit Checks! No Paper Hassles! Nothing To Fax!Apply Online and We'll Contact You Within the Hour!http://click.topica.com/caadOuob1dfltb6PLDGa/911PaydayAdvance-------------------------------------------------------------------Youmight also consider big end or small end bearings. They knock likeyou describe when they start to get worn.JEdward Walton wrote:>> Hi guys> This is a 73 Eldo that I have been working on
since the winter. Had the> engine out replace all seals timming chain & tensioner lots of other> work and upgrades. After first getting the eldo on the road, eldo went> like hell & sounded good but started pumping oil out breather tube. Had> 165 psi and 140 psi. Pulled 140 side off, broken top compression ring,> it had been in there for a while no damage to chrome bore but piston> ring slot looked enlarged a bit. So I put a used chrome bore cylinder> set on. Had 165 psi both sides now. No more oil comming out the breather> allright!! > It lasted two weeks and started burning oil. So pulled it off and found> pits on chrome bore just starting to appear, so i figure no use putting> new rings in with chrome starting to go! Shit!!!> So reinstalled original piston and cylinder set
with new rings { like I> should of in the first place} and good compression and no oil out the> breather, allright !!> Now I have a wierd noise that sounds like a bad or loose> valve lifter.You cannot hear it when excelerating or decompressing , but> steady running at 35 mph and up you can hear it. I run 0.008 inch> clearance exhaust and intake valves , so valves are noisey.> I reset the valve clearances to 0.002 inch and same noise at the same> times.> I thought the noise was there with the other top end and just needed to> adjust the valves but i cannot be shure of that> Do you think I screwed up the rod bushing or could the extra piston slot> gap make this noise ?? Could their be something wrong with the cam and> lifters ??> Any