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My Pics, from the bash!

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sorry about your carnage Mel .....

bruno wrote:sorry about your carnage Mel .....

Thanks Bruno, its cool, I am having fun, learning, in this sport.

Got a good start on my new build, I got my new A-460 Block. Will see you soon!

sorry to see that I know how it feels to turn a pretty good piece into a pile of scrap.

Melvin...you got a pic of what's left of the rod bearings ?

Melvin,

Lem brings up a good point. I'm thinking that black #1 rod journal had been spinning that rod bearing for a long time. Dirt, trash or something was causing it to spin, and then finally it broke the rod. With the quality of parts we have nowadays, we aren't just breaking rods out of the clear blue sky. Something has to happen first. Either the clearances were wrong and you had inadequate oiling, or dirt, or something caused the bearing to spin.

Hope this helps,

Charlie

Man I hate to see pics like this, makes me have to throw up. I've scattered my share over the years and it always hurts. Try and learn from the mistakes and keep getting better. Good luck with the new build.

Kerry

Lem Evans wrote:Melvin...you got a pic of what's left of the rod bearings ?

I will take some!

knrclark wrote:Man I hate to see pics like this, makes me have to throw up. I've scattered my share over the years and it always hurts. Try and learn from the mistakes and keep getting better. Good luck with the new build.

Kerry

Thanks,

Wow It sure is messed up.
We had a stock car lose a rod bearing and take out the rod a couple years ago.
The crank looked exactly like yours does.

Melvin how bad is the head damage? It looks like you had some valve/piston contact on #5-8 cylinders.
Hopefully it's just some bent valves.

Glad to see you got a new block. Man you aren't messing around this time around.
So are you doing a stroker build this time?

mike

For sure Mike, you guys on this site help keep me motivative!

some cap walk goin' on there as well.

richter69 wrote:some cap walk goin' on there as well.

Saw that too......wouldn't think it'd be that bad with the stock stroke. Tune up may have been off.

Yep,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, looks like you'll have to replace that front freeze plug.

That suck there Mel. Sounds like you're on your way back with another build though. Good luck.






Doug...

at the rpm you said you were at,and trans not shifting in not surprized, bearing spins,rod bolt breaks,out it comes. thats a shame

make sure to look at the vlaves close.


-RICH

BOSS 429 wrote: at the rpm you said you were at,and trans not shifting in not surprized, bearing spins,rod bolt breaks,out it comes. thats a shame

make sure to look at the vlaves close.


-RICH

For sure, Charlie says he is going to help me with that.