[DeTomaso] Post SS Foreniscs on "The Beast"

[Dan Courtney]

I'll know soon. The engine is out and going to the shop Monday morning.
There was allot of water in the oil, and the head gaskets look like new.

Dan
Dan F. Courtney


Excalibur Commercial Real Estate Services
La Jolla, CA

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tony DiGiovanna" <tonydigi at optonline.net>
To: <JDeRyke at aol.com>; <dfcex at pacbell.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:09 PM
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Post SS Foreniscs on "The Beast"


> Agree.
> A crack in a cylinder wall is not uncommon.  Been there.  Cooling system
> would hold pressure.  Car would be fine under driveway conditions. 
> Couldn't
> see the crack after dis-assembly.  Had to pressurize the block with shop 
> air
> to locate it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 2:57 PM
> To: dfcex at pacbell.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Post SS Foreniscs on "The Beast"
>
>
> In a message dated 9/26/08 1:19:14 AM, dfcex at pacbell.net writes:
>
>> I may just yank the rest of the engine anyway. It got so hot, probably 
>> due
>> to the low oil pressure, it can probably at least use bearings.
>>
> My son once popped the radiator on our 350-Chev Z-28 in a torrential
> downpour, and didn't notice for a few minutes so continued highway 
> driving.
> This
> engine also got VERY hot. A top-end overhaul was wasted money since on
> startup,
> the thing had low oil pressure. The crank bearings were fine. After a long
> period of fiddling and denial, I finally found the CAM BEARINGS had failed
> during
> overheating. Out came the engine & after doing a complete overhaul, the 
> oil
> pressure was back up to 60 psi hot. Bottom line: save time & money by
> pulling
> the engine and checking EVERYTHING. My 2¢- J DeRyke
>
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