Holy crap, that's enough to make grown man cry.
How the heck does this happen??
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Le Mans Master
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From: Life is just one big track event. Everything before and after is prep and warm-up and cool-down laps
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St. Jude Donor '12
How the heck does this happen??
Some folks know I lost the engine at a track event. But how the heck does this happen:
"Looks like a lifter shot out into the timing chain area and broke the chain and/or the cam sprocket. With the cam not moving and the piston still in motion, the valves are likely bent as well."
Ouch
"Looks like a lifter shot out into the timing chain area and broke the chain and/or the cam sprocket. With the cam not moving and the piston still in motion, the valves are likely bent as well."
Ouch
Safety Car
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From: Detroit's West Side MI
Man that's brutal. I feel your pain.
I can offer some free parts if you just want to get her running again cheaply, I have a timing chain (I think it's the same one), you can use the sprocket if your chain isn't stretched. I have lots of valvetrain goodies, springs, lifters, etc. if any of those are damaged. Sadly, no valves and that's probably what else broke. I have most of the gaskets for the front end, too.
PM me once you get your head wrapped around what you want to do.
I can offer some free parts if you just want to get her running again cheaply, I have a timing chain (I think it's the same one), you can use the sprocket if your chain isn't stretched. I have lots of valvetrain goodies, springs, lifters, etc. if any of those are damaged. Sadly, no valves and that's probably what else broke. I have most of the gaskets for the front end, too.
PM me once you get your head wrapped around what you want to do.
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It appears you have what is left of a hyd roller lifter body behind the cam gear.....
My guess - It somehow kicked out a lifter and the lifter made it wasy down the front oil return, got wedgeded behind the upper cam timing gear and broke it.
Sorry to see it. Hopefully the damage is limited to the timing chain set, camshaft, lifters, pushrods and a few bent valves.
Will
My guess - It somehow kicked out a lifter and the lifter made it wasy down the front oil return, got wedgeded behind the upper cam timing gear and broke it.
Sorry to see it. Hopefully the damage is limited to the timing chain set, camshaft, lifters, pushrods and a few bent valves.
Will
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St. Jude Donor '12
It appears you have what is left of a hyd roller lifter body behind the cam gear.....
My guess - It somehow kicked out a lifter and the lifter made it wasy down the front oil return, got wedgeded behind the upper cam timing gear and broke it.
Sorry to see it. Hopefully the damage is limited to the timing chain set, camshaft, lifters, pushrods and a few bent valves.
Will
My guess - It somehow kicked out a lifter and the lifter made it wasy down the front oil return, got wedgeded behind the upper cam timing gear and broke it.
Sorry to see it. Hopefully the damage is limited to the timing chain set, camshaft, lifters, pushrods and a few bent valves.
Will