SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Donjuan on April 05, 2009, 02:03:35 PM
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So I purchased a new intake last week. When I went to put it on I pulled the valve covers off and found a broken Rocker Arm Stud, broken push rod, bent push rod and broken lifter. Needless to say i have been running all seven cylinders lately. LOL So now it is time to overhaul the engine. Hell it is only money right. If anyone has rocker arm stud girdles I am looking for a set. Till next time. >:D
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Well at least you know you'll be 1/8"th faster. Unless you're running a large roller cam I'm not sure if a stud girdle is necessary. Maybe when you get her apart you can tell what caused it. Wonder if it hydrolicked(how do you spell that btw,lol) or a lifter froze up, or?? If you smacked a valve could it do that?? Good luck on the rebuild.
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crazy :screwy:
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crazy :screwy:
are you saying that you have seen another bbc that looked somewhat like that?
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crazy :screwy:
Hey f_uckface get that damn Southwind ready O0
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So I purchased a new intake last week. When I went to put it on I pulled the valve covers off and found a broken Rocker Arm Stud, broken push rod, bent push rod and broken lifter. Needless to say i have been running all seven cylinders lately. LOL So now it is time to overhaul the engine. Hell it is only money right. If anyone has rocker arm stud girdles I am looking for a set. Till next time. >:D
Fix and go, why overhaul? So you snapped a stud, bfd...you can be on the water in an hour.
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Same thing's happened to the Hondo.... twice.... but I could hear when it happened and I shut it off ;D
BTW, anyone got some BBC studs and girdles laying around for sale?
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so...this is what i found (something similar, but not to the same extreme)
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6567.0;attach=24328;image)
There was a loud knock on the valve cover only upon firing up the motor...only did it 2-3 times then stopped.
previous owner said its the forge pistons getting "piston slap" because the piston needs to warm up and expand into the cylinder. :screwy:...said he had heard it before and never did anything about it and the engine ran great (and strong!) with no issues. :screwy:
to me it sounded like somethin goin on with the rocker...whatever....i used it as a vantage point to take a few hundred off the asking price.
there was no damage....pushrod was still straight....just reset the stud with some loctite and im on my way.
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Interesting, a guy was telling me the other day my engine was overkill in the dependable department. I went through a bunch of crap to put on this stud girdle, had to change exhaust manifolds to do it.
;D He said you don't need a stud girdle unless you run 10 grand.
I'll show him your post.