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  1. rrudholm

    Should I refurbish or get new

    I have some used Roush 200 heads which has a bent valve and weak or wrong springs which causes alot of valve float at higher RPM's. I have to make a decesion here. Do I spend $400 - $450 to have the old Cast Iron Roushes re-worked or do I spend some coin on aluminum. opinions please?
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    Bent Valve was the problem

    oh Ya, West Michigan Machine in Muskegon, Michigan. He does not want to own up to the fact that he did something wrong. The word on the street is that this company had a good reputation and now it's not so true any more as it has changed ownership. I didn't know this going in. I have analyzed...
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    Bent Valve was the problem

    I'm wondering if it was not really a mismatch but rather the springs are too weak or the builder had the rockers adjusted too tight from the start because this thing was running great up until I reved it real good and hard. I got on it some what before and nothing hapened?
  4. rrudholm

    Bent Valve was the problem

    What size push rods did you use? I have hardened 6.25" with Crane Cams stud mount rockers (energizers) and FMS E-303 cam.
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    how hard is it to change the oil pan

    I had to do this and yes it was a pain. I used an engine hoist and loosened up the transmision mount bolts so that the transmision would have some movement. I then removed the exuast from the engine, radiator hoses, starter,intake, and removed the motor mount bolts. With the car on (4)...
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    Bent Valve was the problem

    I was going to go new aluminum heads when the engine was built but I cheaped out. I'm finding out the hard way, Just do it right the first time :bang: Anyone using Edlbrock Performer heads?
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    Bent Valve was the problem

    I just pulled the Roush 200 heads off to find some of the valves have made contact with pistons and one bent valve. The "A" hole that built my engine sold me these heads refurbished. I have learned one thing, I will never buy refurbished anything agian. I have also learned that I don't want...
  8. rrudholm

    Roller Rocker adjustment

    Roush 200 heads w/ Crane Cams roller stud mount rockers. OK, I stuck a straw in the spark plug hole on this cylinder and had my wife turn over the car. I feel the piston moving up and down but no compression. I re-adjusted the Rockers on this cylinder but still not good. I can hook an air...
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    Roller Rocker adjustment

    Well, I found my problem. Cylinder number 7 with "0" compression. The weird thing is, I pressurized the cylinder with my air compresor to try and hear where the air was going and it pressurized up to 120 psi and held but turning the engine over will not even produce a puff of air:bang: NOT...
  10. rrudholm

    Roller Rocker adjustment

    OK, I adjusted my roller rockers 1/2 turn past zero lash. My car runs like its not on all cylinders. I did the cylinder balance test and the codes told me that 3,4,5,6,7, and 8 are weak. I did a compression test on cylinders and seen around 130 psi on all cylinders. This number is low but I'm...
  11. rrudholm

    Need opinion Rocker adjustment

    It does kinda have a skipping sound at idle. I'm going to see if this cylinder balance test will point it out. I bought one of these at Autozone: http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16153 If not, I will go back in and re-adjust rockers just shy of what I did before.:bang:
  12. rrudholm

    Need opinion Rocker adjustment

    OK, so I finished adjusting my Crane Cams Rollers becuase they were clattering bad. I adjusted the rockers 1/2 turn. The noise is gone but here is the problem. When I start the car it sounds perfect for about 30 seconds and then it starts sounding like it is only running on 7 cylinders or...
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    Roller Rockers

    Thank you for your input guys, So when adjusting the 1/2 turn past Zero, I want to turn the nut very slow as to allow it to bleed down right and what if it does not compress and I can't even turn it 1/2 turn without it stopping. Is there a way to tell if you have a collapsed a lifter?
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    Roller Rockers

    The shop that built my engine never had oil in it so I know then that they could not have adjusted them correctly per what you are saying. What Happened is the car ran and sounded fine but when I would get thr RPM's up then the car would start miss firing and clatter. It would go away when the...
  15. rrudholm

    Hole in piston?

    I'm not sure what a cylinder balance test is or how to do one?
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    Hole in piston?

    Thanks, I think this whole problem is a valve train problem. I will do a compression test first before anything. I did however pull the number 3 intake rocker off as it was lose and seen signs that the pushrod made some gouges in the rockers . I hope the cam is not damaged. I had a local...
  17. rrudholm

    play in steering wheel

    The steering shaft has two universals in it. One under the dash and one in front of the fire wall. I had some play in mine and it ended up being the under dash universal. use a pair of channel locks and hold the shaft in font of the universal and have someone wiggle the steering wheel. check...
  18. rrudholm

    Hole in piston?

    What are the symtoms of a hole in a piston. There is no smoke but it kinda sounds like its not runing on all cylinders and there is a lot of valvetrain clicking noise. I adjusted the roller rockers but it still sounds the same.
  19. rrudholm

    How far would you go for something you really want?

    You want some advice from an older guy that’s been married for 16 years. Well, you’re going to. First off, the big misconception that Americans (us) have is that things will make you happy. This is false, people and relationships are what you need to concentrate on. With two jobs you are going...
  20. rrudholm

    No oil pressure....need help....

    You may want to take off the driver side valve cover (easy side) before you run the drill. This way you can verify if oil is flowing out the top of your rockers. I did this and I was suprised at how long it took before the oil started flowing. I then put the cover back on and ran the drill for a...
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