No, Really I'm Bubba
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,429
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From: Macon, GA
If you have kids, just blame it on one of them. Looks like a great time to go ahead and add the aluminum heads. Summit offers their private label alum head complete for about a grand. Sure beats paying for another set of iron ones.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 814
Likes: 163
From: Powder Springs Ga (from Philly)
I hate when that happens.
I had that happen to me on a 350 I had in my 68 Firebird. The block cracked along the cylinder wall from top to bottom. Damn carb studs. To this day I get the chills if a carb stud is loose.
I feel your pain. you need to check the rod and the crank in addition to making sure the block is ok.
jer
I feel your pain. you need to check the rod and the crank in addition to making sure the block is ok.
jer
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,255
Likes: 7
From: Coralville Iowa
Originally Posted by PRNDL
carb studs. Is that why they come with bolts from the factory? Didn't know a stud could drop through the manifold.
Try holding your hand on an intake port when you crank a motor over.
It will suck the blood right to the surface!
You're lucky you weren't rapping it up to 8 grand when it happened. I've seen drag motor blow apart from alot less. Check your valves and seats as well. It may have bent one or scarred the seat. I can't tell from the pic.
Racer
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 375
Likes: 0
From: LaSalle ON
Originally Posted by Black 82
Looks like a carb stud that fell into the manifold and went through the valve.
... Hence the stroker that's in the car now
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 470
Likes: 1
From: Amelia Ohio
I talked with speedway motors. Told me if I wanted to race this weekend then go ahead and smooth out the sharp edges. However, I'm going to order a new piston. I measured the the piston TDC and still have .006 same as the others. But I'm still going to put a new bearing in. The head I'll pick up another at the bone yard and work my magic on it. I'm just glad I don't have to send the whole assembly out for rebalancing or worse replace the assembly and block. I got lucky with this one.
Chris
Chris
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,126
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From: Hudson Falls, N.Y. 76 Vette Modified L-48
I have had 
in the past after a few too many of 
I don't have any of until both the doors are locked and the keys are on the coffee table...trust me, you're not bubba...s##t happens...
Hope it all works out for ya...
in the past after a few too many of I don't have any of
until both the doors are locked and the keys are on the coffee table...trust me, you're not bubba...s##t happens...Hope it all works out for ya...
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