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QWKSNKE
02-27-2005, 09:19 PM
:popcorn:

Shorty
02-27-2005, 11:42 PM
:nice: looks really good. did you freshen up the tranny?

slvrbullit
02-27-2005, 11:59 PM
looks good Lee. I thought you was gonna do a different intake this time out.

99LS1
02-28-2005, 06:40 AM
:nice:

Sendero
02-28-2005, 06:56 AM
looks good Lee. I thought you was gonna do a different intake this time out.

I think you'd have to pry that Cobra intake form his cold dead hands. :jester:

QWKSNKE
02-28-2005, 09:08 AM
looks good Lee. I thought you was gonna do a different intake this time out.


nah.. don't have any reason to

Craig K.
02-28-2005, 11:20 AM
Sweet!

NightHawk756
02-28-2005, 11:26 AM
Lookin' good Lee! :chug:

QWKSNKE
02-28-2005, 12:25 PM
We actually cranked the car and set the timing last night. Ran into some excessive valvetrain noise though. Gonna run it without the valve covers to make sure oil is getting up to the rocker arms.

NightHawk756
02-28-2005, 03:16 PM
Gonna run it without the valve covers to make sure oil is getting up to the rocker arms.Ooooh, that could get messy! :jester:

Craig K.
02-28-2005, 04:59 PM
It could be the pumping up of the lifters, your were new right?

QWKSNKE
02-28-2005, 05:08 PM
yeah they are new

TheJeanyus
02-28-2005, 05:31 PM
:nice:

Your brake rotors sure look good in that last pic. :sarcasm: :jester:

banditmwp
02-28-2005, 06:24 PM
:nice:

Your brake rotors sure look good in that last pic. :sarcasm: :jester:
:lol:

Not even the almighty Baers can stand up to a month of sitting in front of the shop. :jester:

Purple1995Pony
02-28-2005, 07:18 PM
looks great....bet you're chaffin at the bit to drive it !! :metal:

Wickd GT
03-01-2005, 05:08 AM
yeah they are new


Lee, are they the FMS lifters, if not, there is a batch of lifters out there that are defective, they will pump up but they would not quiet down sounding like they never will pump up. If you put them on and did not pump oil up to them with a drill and a old distributor, is going to take a bit of time to pump up. I always oil feed the motor thru the distributo with an old dist and a drill that can be turn counterclockwise. Hey did you file the rings and at what gap? What brand of rings did you put on. Are you coming to the FFW in Orlando? I'm going this weekend, I have been wanting to go to this event about 10yrs now. I'm going to run in the SBSO, hopefully I'll qualify around 6-7 on the ladder.

Edgar

QWKSNKE
03-01-2005, 06:06 AM
they are FMS.

Speedpro Rings gapped at .024

93Cobra#2771
03-01-2005, 12:19 PM
Lookin' good!

coupe
03-01-2005, 03:18 PM
...there is a batch of lifters out there that are defective
Really? Give some more info on this.

makes me wonder :think: My whole setup is noisy as hell; bought new FMS lifters like 4-months ago. hmm. Replacing the rockers when I get them in

Wickd GT
03-01-2005, 07:01 PM
Really? Give some more info on this.

makes me wonder :think: My whole setup is noisy as hell; bought new FMS lifters like 4-months ago. hmm. Replacing the rockers when I get them in


What brand roller rockers are you getting, and what do you have now?


Edgar

QWKSNKE
03-01-2005, 08:34 PM
Well it appears that I may have a faulty oil pump. No pressure on the gauge (and verified with another gauge tonite) and no oil getting to the top of the motor with the car running, valve covers off. So the motor has to come out.

OH F**KING JOY!!!!! :mad: :banghead:

TheJeanyus
03-01-2005, 08:34 PM
:( That sucks!

Italian LX
03-01-2005, 08:37 PM
Well it appears that I may have a faulty oil pump.
I still think it's the pick-up.

banditmwp
03-01-2005, 09:46 PM
:( That sucks to hear, Lee.


:think: Maybe if you actually put oil in it you may get an oil pressure reading...



:jester:

TheJeanyus
03-01-2005, 09:48 PM
Did you check the pushrod length? :jester:

Italian LX
03-01-2005, 09:49 PM
Did you check the pushrod length? :jester:
Actually, I found a few of them in up-side-down. :jester:

PonyChick
03-01-2005, 09:49 PM
Did you check the pushrod length? :jester:

:rofl:

QWKSNKE
03-01-2005, 10:01 PM
Did you check the pushrod length? :jester:


:slap:

The Rock 326
03-02-2005, 02:38 AM
Looks good Lee! :chug:

Shorty
03-02-2005, 03:05 AM
sorry to hear. :(

93Cobra#2771
03-02-2005, 12:24 PM
Definitely check your pickup/oil pan clearance, Lee. Mock it up with some play doh if you have to...

I would also prime the engine with a drill with a valve cover off to get some oil to the top of the engine before starting it again...

Italian LX
03-02-2005, 01:37 PM
Definitely check your pickup/oil pan clearance, Lee. Mock it up with some play doh if you have to...
That's what I'm thinking the issue is. :yup:

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 01:44 PM
I would also prime the engine with a drill with a valve cover off to get some oil to the top of the engine before starting it again...


we did that already and it didn't work. I wonder if I may have a bad oil filter also.

Italian LX
03-02-2005, 01:48 PM
we did that already and it didn't work. I wonder if I may have a bad oil filter also.
No, I think it all goes back to the pick-up location.

93Cobra#2771
03-02-2005, 02:03 PM
we did that already and it didn't work. I wonder if I may have a bad oil filter also.

What do you mean "it didn't work"? I'm talking about making sure there is enough clearance between your pickup and the bottom of the pan. Pickup too close to bottom of pan won't be able to pull enough oil to get pressure up (think drinking a glass of water with a straw, and the straw against the bottom of the glass).

Italian LX
03-02-2005, 02:08 PM
I'm talking about making sure there is enough clearance between your pickup and the bottom of the pan.
Yes, we already discussed that last night, and that's the first thing we are going to check when we resume on the car. :nice:

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 02:22 PM
What do you mean "it didn't work"? .

I meant that we used a high speed air drill attached the oil pump driveshaft to prime the engine. Although we were getting oil down the passages that feed the lifters, it would not prime all of them nor would it push oil up the pushrods to the rockers. (which from I understand a drill cannot turn fast enough to do that anyhow)

93Cobra#2771
03-02-2005, 02:44 PM
Never heard of a drill not being fast enough to get it to get to the rockers (hey, they did it on overhaulin' the other night and actually showed the oil coming out at the rocker). :D

Hopefully, when you get the pickup tube sorted out (if that's it), it should let you do it fully. Get the biggest drill you can find, so it will have a enough power without bogging down.

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 02:55 PM
maybe I will find out FRiday night or Saturday what the problem is

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 05:43 PM
:doh: have the issue figured out. Let you guys know Saturday

Wicked
03-02-2005, 05:53 PM
I meant that we used a high speed air drill attached the oil pump driveshaft to prime the engine. Although we were getting oil down the passages that feed the lifters, it would not prime all of them nor would it push oil up the pushrods to the rockers. (which from I understand a drill cannot turn fast enough to do that anyhow)

Lee, when you started to see oil come out, did your drill start to strain? i.e. load. I guess not since you didn't see pressure on your gage.

Good luck figuring it out guys.

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 06:09 PM
a little strain not much.

see my above post, i am 99.9% sure on what the cause is. Should know for sure by Saturday afternoon

banditmwp
03-02-2005, 06:10 PM
a little strain not much.

see my above post, i am 99.9% sure on what the cause is. Should know for sure by Saturday afternoon

See? I told you that you have to put some oil in it to get an oil pressure reading. :slap:







:jester:

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 06:41 PM
See? I told you that you have to put some oil in it to get an oil pressure reading. :slap:







:jester:

:slap:

it has oil in it

Italian LX
03-02-2005, 07:06 PM
:slap:

it has oil in it
Yeah, but I told it wasn't supposed to go into the throttle body. :fuss:

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 07:16 PM
Yeah, but I told it wasn't supposed to go into the throttle body. :fuss:


:slap:



shhh

banditmwp
03-02-2005, 07:22 PM
Yeah, but I told it wasn't supposed to go into the throttle body. :fuss:

:shake:


Please tell me he didn't pourthe antifreeze into the cap on the valve cover. :D

Italian LX
03-02-2005, 07:27 PM
:shake:


Please tell me he didn't pourthe antifreeze into the cap on the valve cover. :D
No dummy, that's where the friction modifier goes. :nice:

TheJeanyus
03-02-2005, 07:39 PM
:rofl:

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 07:42 PM
Now if i can just get Italian to quit sticking the shop grease gun up his ass, we can get something done

banditmwp
03-02-2005, 07:42 PM
Now if i can just get Italian to quit sticking the shop grease gun up his ass, we can get something done

Well, you should lay off him for a little while and let him heal before you jump his bones again. :ymca:

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 07:45 PM
I am not the one who had him cross dress like a chick

Italian LX
03-02-2005, 07:46 PM
I am not the one who had him cross dress like a chick
But you sure did appreciate it though. :dirty:

QWKSNKE
03-02-2005, 08:23 PM
:shake:

93Cobra#2771
03-03-2005, 06:35 AM
Come on, share your theory on the problem, the suspense is killing me (OK, not really). Does it have something to do with the back glass in a fox convertable? :shrug: :think: :poke:

NightHawk756
03-03-2005, 06:52 AM
Come on, share your theory on the problem, the suspense is killing me (OK, not really). Does it have something to do with the back glass in a fox convertable? :shrug: :think: :poke::rofl:

QWKSNKE
03-03-2005, 07:16 AM
Does it have something to do with the back glass in a fox convertable? :shrug: :think: :poke:

:rofl:

93Cobra#2771
03-03-2005, 07:55 AM
:jester:

Wicked
03-03-2005, 05:19 PM
:rofl:

Wickd GT
03-03-2005, 06:06 PM
:doh: have the issue figured out. Let you guys know Saturday

Don't tell me you forgot to put the oil pump shaft! It could of come out once the motor was up side down and when turn up had slip out. Remember, the drill has to turn counterclockwise to get the pump to prime.



Edgar

Italian LX
03-03-2005, 06:25 PM
Don't tell me you forgot to put the oil pump shaft! It could of come out once the motor was up side down and when turn up had slip out. Remember, the drill has to turn counterclockwise to get the pump to prime.
Nope, oil pump driveshaft is in and we rotated it the correct way. :nice:

93Cobra#2771
03-04-2005, 11:35 AM
Missing oil galley plug in lifter valley or behind timing cover?

QWKSNKE
03-04-2005, 11:52 AM
or behind timing cover?



ding ding ding

93Cobra#2771
03-04-2005, 11:57 AM
I would never have guessed it if I hadn't seen a thread on the corral covering the EXACT same subject... :D

coupe
03-04-2005, 12:06 PM
Missing oil galley plug in lifter valley or behind timing cover?
:wacko: what I was thinking 2 pages ago.
Sucks man.
Lee, did you thread them for plugs? or press-in?

Wicked
03-04-2005, 03:52 PM
Well, guess you wont miss that one next time. That sucks. Good luck with the redo.