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Coily Grill, and Cracked Cam
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:10 am
by NiXoN
Howdy,
anyone know of any coily grills about? any condition?
http://carl.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?t=91763
Also, 1st run in car after 1.6 16v TBI conversion....Cracked cam..snapped the F%$#@#er clean in 1/2. Ace..new head
ANyone else had this happen? I'll be puttin a Vit head on it (MPI) supposedly a much better option?!?!
Cheers rob
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:43 pm
by SLOGQ
Did the cam seize in the head for it to just break ? Sounds weird that it just went snap...........
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:50 am
by NiXoN
sure did! dry as a bone up there!!
that'll do it!!
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:07 pm
by Highway-Star
I Snapped my 1300 Camshaft about 8 months ago. Thats what happens when dad decides thread tape will stop oil leak. No oil siezed the cam, and snap. (most insulted to get towed home by a rodeo).
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:01 pm
by SLOGQ
What caused it to loose oil pressure to the head? Is the bottom end ok?
The oil feed to the head in those engines have a restrictor in them that clogs up real easy. If its not blocked then it may have lost oil pressure to the whole engine, and will just junk your next cylinder head!
Just wouldnt want to see you trash another head dude...........
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:59 am
by NiXoN
Not sure what has caused it, bit it is only one of the oil journals (sp?) that has stopped delivering the black stuff - the rest of the cam is/was well lubed! So i am reasonably confident that its just a clogged journal in the head, I'll be surprised and less than impressed if theres issues down further.
If any other part on this engine $hit themself i will be burning the zook! (joking!)
cheers