Thread: I found what blew in my engine!

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Probably should keep this this thread handy to link to the next "How come there are so many small block chevies........." thread..

Originally Posted by bob parmenter

probably should keep this this thread handy to link to the next "how come there are so many small block chevies........." thread..

he he he

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Probably should keep this this thread handy to link to the next "How come there are so many small block chevies........." thread..

bob play nice hard to beat them belly buttons chevys

I kind of pushed my luck with the 65 dollar C-4 thats in my 55 on the trip to Daytona and back,I noticed it making a noise when first fired up after sitting over night the next day after I got back. I would had a much larger tow bill since my trip was about 950 miles each way but it made it back home. We had snow since I got back so I have not driven it to see if then trans still shifts.

Inferior made parts will put those on the trailer too,I had to tow them home too.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Probably should keep this this thread handy to link to the next "How come there are so many small block chevies........." thread..

I had a newer bad water pump go out on my 37 chevy p/u,it was one of those shortened pumps to install a 55 to 62 235 in a 54 on back. The impellor came off the shaft and the pulley went into the radiator forcing me to remove the front clip to repair it.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Probably should keep this this thread handy to link to the next "How come there are so many small block chevies........." thread..

I know you posted this tongue in cheek, but you are absolutely right, Bob. Chevy engines are the least expensive to play with, and GM didn't make running changes every 6 months like Ford does. GM has kept the same basic design, with some updates, over the years, and parts are available everywhere.

As I've mentioned before, I lean toward Ford and Olds engines, but MAN, do I have a lot of respect for the 350 Vortec I had in my 23. That thing just purred along, always got me home, and didn't cost an arm and leg to build. No question us Ford guys pay for our loyalty.

Don

Don the more I ponder this the more I wonder if the high rpms may have created some cavitation eating the pump up so to speak. I've seen it happen to propellers on boat. Just a thought.

Me too, Steve. For sure something reshaped that flat plate into a bowl shape. I know it was perfectly flat to start with because I had the back of the pump off to replace that blown gasket in Daytona and looked it over carefully. I was trying to see if I could determine the direction the pump was supposed to go (I was afraid they inadvertently shipped me a serpentine version) so I was peering under that plate to try to see how the vanes were aimed.

When I pulled the back off when we were home there was this little cupped thing inside there, instead of the flat plate. It just amazes me that whatever forces were working on it created an almost perfect lip around the edge. I would have expected the plate to be all chewed up, but not uniformly distorted like it was. I guess I'll never know.

Don

well the welds failed you have two parts....don for the force you can form flat metal on a lathe called spinning it cool if you ever seen it .most lathes are not powed by a sbf so its not hard to roll tin up

Yep Chevys are cheap to build but Fords go faster !!!

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I know you posted this tongue in cheek, but you are absolutely right, Bob. Chevy engines are the least expensive to play with, and GM didn't make running changes every 6 months like Ford does. GM has kept the same basic design, with some updates, over the years, and parts are available everywhere.

As I've mentioned before, I lean toward Ford and Olds engines, but MAN, do I have a lot of respect for the 350 Vortec I had in my 23. That thing just purred along, always got me home, and didn't cost an arm and leg to build. No question us Ford guys pay for our loyalty.

Don

As much as March pullies go for, you would think that they would try to be a little helpful. Thats to bad I was looking at one of their set ups for mine too.
I guess I'll have to start looking else where.
Kurt

Pat, that makes sense. It sure didn't take a lot of time to do it either. That plate was flat when I tore it apart in Daytona and I only had a little bit of driving around on Friday night, Saturday, and then we only got about 5 miles out of town on Sunday before it went.

Steve, and here I thought you were an Olds guy!

Kurt, I can't say anything about the quality of their products, those look pretty good and very complete. My only complaint is how rude and short they are when you call them. I mean, we are neighbors almost, and I was trying to buy some of their products. But all I got were one word answers, no suggestions as to what might work, and the feeling I was really imposing on them.

We finally did buy March pulleys for Don's 302 3 years ago because they were the only game in town, but we had to ship in 3 different sets to get one that we could work with. Luckily, Summit was good about taking back the ones that didn't fit, but it took a lot of research time and phone calls back and forth to figure out a setup. March could have probably cut that way down if they would have just had better customer service.

Don

Don i'm a ford guy deep down, I did my time at JW Automotive, You may remember them as they ran the GT40's that won 1966 LeMan 24hrs when 3 crossed the line abreast, Then they ran the Gulf Mirages and then the Porche 917's.

Cut my teeth on 289 and 427 Fords and had many in my hotrods over the years, this was my favourite, 29A Coupe with a 427 and twin n2o kits reliable 10.6 quarters and used to drive it 80 miles to work each day.







Don't know why the pics wn't show ???

Nice little yellow coupe! I bet she screamed with the 427 puffing no2! Those old lemans cars of the 60's were just about the coolests cars ever made in my opinion. I still love the Steve McQueen movie!