[DeTomaso] Rats, Not the Expected Valve Springs

Ken Green kenn_green at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 7 13:52:04 EDT 2010


Boyd,
 
    Actually, the engine looks really good, I just am trying to figure out some inconsistencies.  I ordered a spring pressure tester so I can check the actual pressure.  I'm pretty sure that there are heavy single springs, and the builder may have just preferred a heavier single spring.  
 
    Ask the same question to 5 engine builders and you may get 5 different answers.  They all seem to have personal preferences.
 
Ken

--- On Mon, 6/7/10, boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:


From: boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rats, Not the Expected Valve Springs
To: JDeRyke at aol.com
Cc: kenn_green at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 9:26 AM


I'm sorry to say that often times this is what you get  when you buy an
engine from a commercial engine builder. If you read the fine print they are
completely in compliance with the terms they out lined. It's just that no
one expects that they are going to be the one that gets the substitute parts
and instead of maybe one part substituted they wind up with every part that
can be substituted being substituted. There is no substitute ( no pun
intended for dealing with a small operation that is building your engine to
your exact specs and knowing exactly what every part down to the gasket sets
that went into the motor. Either that or buy a crate motor from the factory
( like Ford Racing or GM performance.)Then you get exactly what you expect
because they are all the same. Sorry you were disappointed It may still work
out if the parts are really comparable.
Best of luck to you with it.

Boyd

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 1:04 AM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 6/5/10 6:56:16 AM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
> > Is it common for engine builders to substitute equivalent springs, and
> > would it be odd for a single spring to match dual springs specs?
> >
>
> No, but it's common for overstressed springs to break. It sounds like your
> builder substitituted   stock 351C' equivalent' springs, including the
> almost useless umbrella seals. FWIW, this kind of stuff is one way to wipe
> a cam
> lobe or two. Good luck- J Deryke
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