[DeTomaso] Autopsy

[asajay at asajay.com]

Hmm, well I'd still be interested in what's under the front cover.  If  
the teeth on the dizzy gear are sharp, that kind of indicates a heavy  
load and wear doesn't it? Again, agreeing with you, it wouldn't have  
an affect on one journal.  My thoughts, thinking way of the box here,  
is that maybe that journal was oversized for the bearings used?   
Something wrong with the main bearing caps near that rod journal,  
blockage in the crank, blockage in the oil feed to the main journal,  
etc.

Oh, and if your going to throw the block away, would you consider  
instead shipping it to me?  I don't need it in good shape, in fact  
back shape is just fine.  I have a project idea.  :)

Thanks,
Asa Jay


Quoting Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>:

> The dist gear looked fine.  The teeth were a little sharper than I'd like,
> but not bad.
>
> I haven't taken the front cover off yet.
>
> I'm still at a loss for the cause.  I figured I sucked debris into the open
> Webers, but that doesn't explain why the #3/7 rod journal is badly
> overheated.  I'm okay with the rest of the journals being worn.  That's what
> I'd expect with debris being pumped all through the engine. I just don't get
> why #3/7 would be special.
>
> I'll take the rest apart this week and post pics.
>
> I can't wait to get this 351C in the dumpster so I can get my new 307 Chevy
> installed.
>
> Will.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
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> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Autopsy
>
> Will,
>
> I can't remember if you said anything about it, but...
>
> Is the distributor gear intact?  How about the timing chain/gears?
> I'm very anxious for your to take the pump apart as well.
>
> I think we need more details to get at the root cause, but I think
> folks are right, you ended up starving for oil in a couple places,
> though I don't know that contributed to the failure, it could.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting JDeRyke at aol.com:
>
>> In a message dated 5/18/08 11:49:58 PM, wkooiman at earthlink.net writes:
>>
>>> What about the melted rod bearing and the black journal?  The #3 + #7
>>> journal obviously had problems.  Have you ever seen a rod journal
>>> overheat when
>>> you lose a piston?
>>>
>> No, only when a stock oil pan was used in a Pantera, or when the oil pump
>> driveshaft broke first. FWIW- J Deryke
>>
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