[DeTomaso] Engine Oil Analysis / Willow Springs Update

[Donny Williams]

Hmmm Rev Kit...never seen one..... I suppose in the event of Valve Float it 
would keep you from pounding cam and lifters, but if you have the right 
valve springs and a rev limiter chip it would not be considered anything 
more then a snake oil and voo-doo device.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: "Dan Courtney" <dfcex at pacbell.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine Oil Analysis / Willow Springs Update


> Dan,
>
>        If the gold plate is in the valley above the lifter, it sounds like 
> an Isky rev kit.  There would be springs between the bar  and the lifters 
> on at least the intake valves, maybe both.  A stud girdle is on the rocker 
> arm studs under the valve cover.
>
>  Ken
>
> Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>
>> 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"
>> To: "Dan Courtney"
>> 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"
>>> To: "Donny Williams"
>>> Cc: "Taphorn, John (KINGWOOD, TX)"
>>> 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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