quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:quote:Originally posted by Aus Ford:quote:Originally posted by Coolvet:
So what is the solution George? You show a photo of sleeved lifter bores. Please explain what you have done here, why you did it and what the benefit is?
Thanks, I love learning how experts have solved these issues.
This mostly is noticed at high speed above 7000rpm and is probably the cause of all those cleveland spun bearing stories i'm sure you have heard. I'm in Sydney too and i've heard a million.
I'm in NY and have heard of zero. I go back quite a ways with cars and with these engines.
Thank you for your caution on this anyway, even as a just in case you didnt know warning...
Not saying Sydney has any special geographical advantage over NY, it's just in AUS the 351c was about the most common big engine around for a long time, It was the biggest passenger car engine available for some 13 or 14 years, we had windsors for a short time but we never had 427s, 429s, 460s, Mel engines, chev 454s, chrysler wedge engines or any of the 1000 v8's commonly used in the US (only in the odd import), so most of the stories you would hear were about the 351c and i still hear and read about the 2 & 7 rod bearing thing.
Maybe we do all kinds of strange things with them here that in the US another engine would be chosen for ?? Who knows ??
I was just explaining the meaning of the pics in Georges post, it's up to each reader to judge if it is twaddle or not.
We should stick to the 3 billion/5 billion year sun issue, lol