[DeTomaso] Engine Oil Analysis / Willow Springs Update

Dan Courtney dfcex at pacbell.net
Wed Mar 14 16:04:41 EDT 2007



> Donny,
> The oil analysis showed above average metals from probably bearing, ring 
> and cylinder. It's definaltly coming out.
>
> Dan
> Dan F. Courtney
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donny Williams" <donnylee at ccwebster.net>
> To: "Dan Courtney" <dfcex at pacbell.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine Oil Analysis / Willow Springs Update
>
>
>> Dan sounds like a block Brace... I have not seen one of these rascals in 
>> the lifter valley first hand.  I run a stud girdle up top, and nothing in 
>> my valley for a block brace. Can you take a picture of it with your cell 
>> phone and shoot it to me?  A Block brace should just be bolted into the 
>> block in the valley area.  I am not familiar with the springs your seeing 
>> down around your lifters either.... There should be no springs on your 
>> lifters only your Valve springs on top of the head.   I need to see what 
>> your looking at.
>>
>> You should just see dog bone brackets tying two lifters together with 
>> this block brace over the top you mention. Personally I think we are 
>> looking at the bronze particles from the dizzy gear in your filter.  And 
>> at least that is good so far!   If it was real bad you would know!
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dan Courtney" <dfcex at pacbell.net>
>> To: "Donny Williams" <donnylee at ccwebster.net>
>> Cc: "Taphorn, John (KINGWOOD, TX)" <John_Taphorn at ml.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine Oil Analysis / Willow Springs Update
>>
>>
>>> Donny, no visible particals beyond gold dust. It's a K&N filter and the 
>>> only big stuff is gasket flakes.
>>> I looked at the roller lifters again. There is a 1/4" gold plate on top, 
>>> part of the Jomar stud girdle I assume, and the lifters are help in 
>>> place by having to fit inside this plate. It looks like the lifter 
>>> springs have to be compressed some how to get them out.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>> 




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