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Topic: Didn't Quite Make it Home
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Glens67
Gearhead Posts: 217
From: Petaluma
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-24-2002 12:20 PM
   
Well after making 2 rounds and watching some other racing I left Infineon. Opened it up on 37 a little then turned on to Lakeville and lost power then large cloud of smoke and loud knocking from the crankcase, turned the 390 off and pulled over. D**m. Couple of buddies stoped to help Tony Goodwin and Joe Piazza (he Won Comp Rod). Tony stayed with the car while Joe and I got my Trailer. Towed it home. Well I guess that I will move the 428 freshening up on the schedule. Most of the Radiator level was in the crank case. I will Pull a couple of spark plugs and the valve covers tonight. Hope that I did not hurt the Edelbrock Heads. ------------------
Glen
67 GT 390
65 Galaxie 500 XL 4 Speed
It was not a Red Light they gave me a Slow Tree
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 3894
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-24-2002 12:23 PM
 That sucks. Hopefully it didnt hurt the heads.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 18704
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-24-2002 12:42 PM
Awwww man! 
Sorry to hear about that.------------------
Alex Denysenko
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Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 5659
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 10-24-2002 01:20 PM
Glen,That really sucks!! Joe and Tony are good guys to have behind you too! Let me know if I can help with the swap. Good luck, SteveW
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Glens67
Gearhead Posts: 217
From: Petaluma
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-25-2002 11:25 PM
Well still cleaning up. Pulled the valve covers, no broken springs, rockers and pushrods look ok. Pulled the Plugs, # 7 showed some minor foreign object damage. I'm not sure but I think that I may have "had" a small lock nut on the carb air cleaner stud. can't find that yet the stud was out of the carb and the nut on the air cleaner was still there holding the stud. Damm CRS. I have rolled the motor with the starter and no Bad noises. Flushing the oil system with cheep oil to remove the water. Used the drill motor to run the oil pump get good pressure, oil pump runs ok. Still checking.... Compression check tomorrow.... ------------------
Glen
67 GT 390
65 Galaxie 500 XL 4 Speed
It was not a Red Light they gave me a Slow Tree [This message has been edited by Glens67 (edited 10-25-2002).]
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mustangboy
Gearhead Posts: 520
From: Ont, Canada
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-26-2002 10:36 AM
That reminds me of a story my brother told me about his 69 Mach 428CJ.He was going to a wedding and at the last minute he was doing something with the carb(was already dressed up) and later after he got back in the car he noticed he was missing a cuflink.(not sure how to spell it but the older guys will know what I mean,they were a fancy looking little gizmo that went in place of a button on your sleeve).A while later when the 428 spun a bearing and blew to peices and as he was tearing it down he found the imprint of the cuflink in the tops of one of the pistons. 
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 18704
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-26-2002 10:46 AM
OOPS!  Another good reason NOT to get married. ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA National Record Holder '00, '01, & '02
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28
Professional Manwhore
The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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Glens67
Gearhead Posts: 217
From: Petaluma
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 11-10-2002 02:05 AM
Confirmed It was the nut that I used to lock the Carb center stud. Minor damage to the head, intake valve slight bend, minor impacts on piston, Slight crack on cylinder wall, only enough to let water in.
For sale one slightly smashed 1/4 20 nut, $4,000.00  ------------------
Glen
67 GT 390
65 Galaxie 500 XL 4 Speed
It was not a Red Light they gave me a Slow Tree
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 2991
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 11-10-2002 08:47 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Glens67:
For sale one slightly smashed 1/4 20 nut, $4,000.00
Ouch  Sorry to hear about that
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 18704
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-10-2002 12:53 PM
Slight crack in the cylinder wall??? 
That's like being a "little" pregnant. ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA National Record Holder '00, '01, & '02
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28
Professional Manwhore
The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 4637
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 11-10-2002 04:21 PM
My advice (sometimes gained the hard way)Plastic air cleaner wing nuts! If running with the air cleaner off remove the stud! Gasket below carb that covers baseplate screws.
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