quicker240 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 opened up my oil filter and it was covered with bearing material.engine is coming back out of the car tomorrow for complete teardown. real disappointed but i'm gonna try to get it back together in time for Ga. event.somebody hide my pistol. I hope nothing got hurt to bad......we'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 man that sucks! i wish u luck with that! hide the gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 What GA event are you talking about? And does it involve hybrid Zsss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 ZLM, go to the "Announcements" forum and see the post entitled "The Next SE Hybridz Event". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicker240 Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 Spun #8 rod bearing.Hurley says it looks like an oil failure combined with poor oil control w/oberg filter.oil bypass hole in block should have been blocked off.this allowed debris back into the oil system w/o going through the filter.there was metal in the main and rod bearings.good news is no real damage to crank or rods.bearings took the brunt of it.crank will have to be polished and bearings replaced and everything disassembled,cleaned,vat,new bearings,gasket set etc ... not too bad after all.this high performance engine building thing sure is a learning experience.I hope I get higher on the learning curve pretty soon.I can't afford not to.I'm still shooting for Ga.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMS Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Man, you must be living right! What I learned from you (aside from the necessity of checking the oil regularly) was to plug that bypass hole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 if you truelly SPUN the bearing, I would strongly reccomend replacing the rod. my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicker240 Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 Yes the bearing did spin,but there is absolutely no visible damage or discoloration of the rod end.believe me when i say it will be thoroughly checked before it goes back together.The rods are carillo h-beam and they have been modded some to clear the block and then balanced,so replacing one is not as easy as it seems.I'll let the expert make the call on it.thanks for the input,it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Look very closely at the finish inside the rod end. If Your rods were resized, there should still be a crosshatch pattern, (the same as you have on your cylinder walls) if so, you will be OK. I`d just hate for you to have to go through this all over again. (20/20 hindsight) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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