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  1. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    Took it for a shakedown run of a few miles today. All seems well. I'll know more after a few more miles. Who knows with the Fitech. I will be calling them tomorrow as it was still under warranty. Jack
  2. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    Life finally got out of the way and I was able to put the engine back together today. Everything went well until I went to start it up. I have no idea how it happened but the ECU on my Fitech system decided it was time to pack it in. Absolutely not power to it. All fuses were good so I don't...
  3. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I have a Champion 3 core aluminum radiator. I believe the width and height are the same as a stock 340 radiator. I have a very narrow flex fan and no shroud, no room for a shroud. My fan is only about 3/4 of an inch from the radiator. Close, but not touching. I ran an electric fan system at...
  4. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I am running a FiTech EFI dual 4 setup and control the fuel with it. At idle my afr is 14 to 1. At cruise not under boost I go to 13 to 1. When under boost it is 11 to 1. This is a pretty rich setup that helps to cool everything down. I also run my temps at 156 degrees. The only time it goes...
  5. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I started out at 28 degrees. I slowly upped 1 degree at a time to the 31 degrees. I even drove it trying to get a ping out of it and never did. The engine just seems happiest at 31 degrees. I even upped the boost to 12 lbs once and got on it for a couple of short bursts. The only thing that did...
  6. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    The retorquing is something I was thinking of doing not what I have done in the past. A straight edge goes on it tomorrow, I didn't get a chance to look at it today. Life got in the way. I did put 5 gallons of fresh gas in before I started it in April. I did start it a couple of times during...
  7. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    None of the plugs were damaged. One was fouled a little. I run my fuel mixture a little on the rich side to start with and that is what 7 of the plugs showed. It was just #6 that was fouled and that was the one that the gasket showed as the worst. Jack
  8. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    After lots of thought I have decided what I am going to do. I decide to go with the Fel Pro 1008 gaskets again. Reasons for this. I can get them locally, they lasted 11 years the first time, I do not have to remove the engine to have it resurfaced. That's a big one. Don't have to have the heads...
  9. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    There is something else that I failed to mention for some reason. I think it is important in this discussion. When I was loosening the head bolts on both sides I could not believe how easy it was to turn some of them. I am used to really having to reef on the strongbar to loosen head bolts. Some...
  10. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I don't pull any timing. I have my timing locked at 31 degrees. It seems to work well for this engine. Remember it has been together for 11 years and about 1500 miles per year. And I drive it, not baby it, just ask the wife. lol Jack
  11. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    Most of the time I am right at 9 lbs of boost when I get on it. Jack
  12. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I just came back in from taking the drivers side head off. It was pretty much the same story as the passenger side, just not as bad. It looks like I am going to get out of this with just some gaskets. I did check into what my pressures should be and it looks like with an 8.2 to 1 engine like I...
  13. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    Strange, I go to Summit and they all say special order. Mancini and Jegs have them as well though. Jack
  14. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I was just checking out the cometics. There is a 4 week wait at minimum. That's nuts. I wonder what other options there are? Jack
  15. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    Yes they were. Jack
  16. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    It's going to take somebody that knows more than me to answer that question. lol Jack
  17. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I'm guessing a little bit of oil was getting in from the lifter valley. There was light blue in the exhaust but not a lot like you would get with rings being worn out. I don't know what the cylinder pressure should be in an 8 to 1 compression engine, but what I am thinking might be a...
  18. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    Number 8 has me scratching my head as well. Jack
  19. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    Here are my thoughts. It appears that #6 has just completely pushed the head gasket out. Number #4 is not far behind. Looking at the pressures again I would say that #7 is headed that way as well. The cylinder walls still have crosshatch on them and I didn't see any scratches. There are no...
  20. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I got it taken apart today. Here are the photos. Jack I didn't see anything obvious damage wise. The one thing I really noticed was how much cleaner #6 was compared to the other pistons. There was no scoring of the cylinder walls and no ring ridge. The cam lobes looked great. #6 here is...
  21. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    That was 11 years ago, (I just looked it up), Rob. My memory does not recall the type of rings, only that they were a softer metal than what a n/a engine would use, but that only applied to the compression rings. Jack
  22. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    My first thought when this started was possibly a bad valve seal somewhere. Jack
  23. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I am going to find out tomorrow. I am going to pull the top off the engine. That will tell me a lot as to what is going on. Jack
  24. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I'm an old retired guy. I got nothing else to do. lol Jack
  25. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    If I'm going to replace a head gasket I might as well do it all. It is still a job I can do in 2 or 3 days. Jack
  26. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I can't remember what the initial compressions were, that was 11 years ago. #8 had me scratching my head as well. Did it again and was the same. Jack
  27. Coyote Jack

    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    I started my 340 up this spring and noticed a **** load of blow by. I finally got around to doing some tests on it today. Compression is all over the map. There is light blue smoke coming out of the tail pipes. And you can see the amount of blow by in the video. The plug check showed all...
  28. Coyote Jack

    360 and a blower

    I have a single key stock forged crank in mine at 9 lbs of boost. The only time I ran into trouble with it was when I switched my pulleys to get 12 lbs of boost. Although it was great for power the stock balancer didn't like it and broke due to the extra torque on it. Took out the timing cover...
  29. Coyote Jack

    360 and a blower

    Now Your talking! Jack
  30. Coyote Jack

    360 and a blower

    Believe me when I say, "They are a pantload of fun". Jack
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