[DeTomaso] pushrod length

[Charles McCall]

Good point Julian. The last stroker they put in a Pantera was 4-5 years ago
now and is in Oriol's car (don't know if you met him - I don't remember who
attended which years of LMC sometimes). They also did another Cleveland
about the same time for another Pantera, and Oriol's GT40 is running well
and gets regular use. But they are far from experts in the Cleveland.

At some point you take a decision - you either go ahead selecting a shop
based on some references or you don't... the oil leak has been 10 years now
so I wanted to fix it while the car is sitting. But the shop definitely
needs a helping hand and I have my fingers crossed....

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 8:56 AM Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

> They may have assembled American V8's, the crucial question to ask here is
> how long did they stay together.... I suggest they acquire or fabricate a
> tool, not too hard with some small threaded rod, steel tube and a thread
> tap. I'm across town from Summit Racing Sparks NV store, if you need
> something purchased and shipped out to them for peace of mind let me know.
>
> Julian
>
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> *From:* DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
> charlesmccall at gmail.com <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:12 PM
> *To:* detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> *Subject:* [DeTomaso] pushrod length
>
> Hi all
>
> My motor is apart to fix an oil leak by changing the cam, installing a
> stroker crank, new pistons, con-rods etc. I sure hope this fixes the oil
> leak! The shop doing the work doesn't have a gauge-thing to measure the
> desired pushrod length, and I shouldn't re-use the old ones as I now have
> hydraulic roller lifters instead of solid lifters, a different cam, etc. Is
> there any way to calculate correct pushrod length without this little tool?
> Any suggestions? The shop is located in Spain and has assembled other
> American V-8s if all the parts are provided.
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> Classification: Restricted
>
>
>
>
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   Good point Julian. The last stroker they put in a Pantera was 4-5 years
   ago now and is in Oriol's car (don't know if you met him - I don't
   remember who attended which years of LMC sometimes). They also did
   another Cleveland about the same time for another Pantera, and Oriol's
   GT40 is running well and gets regular use. But they are far from
   experts in the Cleveland.A
   At some point you take a decision - you either go ahead selecting a
   shop based on some references or you don't... the oil leak has been 10
   years now so I wanted to fix it while the car is sitting. But the shop
   definitely needs a helping hand and I have my fingers crossed....

   On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 8:56 AM Julian Kift
   <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

   They may have assembled American V8's, the crucial question to ask here
   is how long did they stay together.... I suggest they acquire or
   fabricate a tool, not too hard with some small threaded rod, steel tube
   and a thread tap. I'm across town from Summit Racing Sparks NV store,
   if you need something purchased and shipped out to them for peace of
   mind let me know.
   Julian
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf
   of [3]charlesmccall at gmail.com <[4]charlesmccall at gmail.com>
   Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:12 PM
   To: [5]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   <[6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Subject: [DeTomaso] pushrod length
   A
   Hi all
   My motor is apart to fix an oil leak by changing the cam, installing a
   stroker crank, new pistons, con-rods etc. I sure hope this fixes the
   oil
   leak! The shop doing the work doesn't have a gauge-thing to measure the
   desired pushrod length, and I shouldn't re-use the old ones as I now
   have
   hydraulic roller lifters instead of solid lifters, a different cam,
   etc. Is
   there any way to calculate correct pushrod length without this little
   tool?
   Any suggestions? The shop is located in Spain and has assembled other
   American V-8s if all the parts are provided.
   A
   Thank you!
   Classification: Restricted

References

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   3. mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com
   4. mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com
   5. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   6. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com