I was going to ask that too! I don't think I could get drunk enough to do that, but who knows? 
Those building BBC engines BEWARE......
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Drifting
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Those building BBC engines BEWARE......
I had customer call me last night with what he thought was 2 pairs of Morel Bushing lifters that had pre-mature failure. They had broken the tie bars and spun in the bore. This put a deep groove in the camshaft on these lobes.
This engine had not made the power we had suspected in would but for a pump gas BBC it was still 720HP plus.
While on the phone he sent me some pictures. The Smoking Gun was in this picture:
The BBC lifter WILL FIT IN THE BORES UPSIDE DOWN. ALWAYS CHECK THAT YOU HAVE THE ARROW POINTING UP.
This engine had not made the power we had suspected in would but for a pump gas BBC it was still 720HP plus.
While on the phone he sent me some pictures. The Smoking Gun was in this picture:
The BBC lifter WILL FIT IN THE BORES UPSIDE DOWN. ALWAYS CHECK THAT YOU HAVE THE ARROW POINTING UP.
Drifting
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I had customer call me last night with what he thought was 2 pairs of Morel Bushing lifters that had pre-mature failure. They had broken the tie bars and spun in the bore. This put a deep groove in the camshaft on these lobes.
This engine had not made the power we had suspected in would but for a pump gas BBC it was still 720HP plus.
While on the phone he sent me some pictures. The Smoking Gun was in this picture:
The BBC lifter WILL FIT IN THE BORES UPSIDE DOWN. ALWAYS CHECK THAT YOU HAVE THE ARROW POINTING UP.
This engine had not made the power we had suspected in would but for a pump gas BBC it was still 720HP plus.
While on the phone he sent me some pictures. The Smoking Gun was in this picture:
The BBC lifter WILL FIT IN THE BORES UPSIDE DOWN. ALWAYS CHECK THAT YOU HAVE THE ARROW POINTING UP.
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From: anchorage ak
I had customer call me last night with what he thought was 2 pairs of Morel Bushing lifters that had pre-mature failure. They had broken the tie bars and spun in the bore. This put a deep groove in the camshaft on these lobes.
This engine had not made the power we had suspected in would but for a pump gas BBC it was still 720HP plus.
While on the phone he sent me some pictures. The Smoking Gun was in this picture:
The BBC lifter WILL FIT IN THE BORES UPSIDE DOWN. ALWAYS CHECK THAT YOU HAVE THE ARROW POINTING UP.
This engine had not made the power we had suspected in would but for a pump gas BBC it was still 720HP plus.
While on the phone he sent me some pictures. The Smoking Gun was in this picture:
The BBC lifter WILL FIT IN THE BORES UPSIDE DOWN. ALWAYS CHECK THAT YOU HAVE THE ARROW POINTING UP.
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Drifting
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Well...he'll have a lot happier motor when he straightens out that little problem.
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Oh....ok, having never built a big block, i was imagining the pushrod recess facing the cam and for the life of me was trying to understand how the one of these things is not like the other didn't ring like a bell. Thanks grant, much clearer now.
