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RE: Define "break."
By Keith - 02/07/2006 4:42:09 PM; IP 70.236.21.200
Here are the details. The first engine was a 390 from a 2 owner 64 Thunderbird with 62000 miles. It was latter destroyed in a garage fire. Thats when I got it. It had never had any internal work done. The second was a 390 from a wrecked 68 Galaxie 500 with 72000 Miles. Because of the mileage, this engine got a precautionary new timing set before it was installed. It latter had the heads redone. Both engines were run in the same 63 F-100 p/u with a truck 4 spd. Both engines ran a little rough right before they quit. On the 68, I pulled away from a light in second gear, shifted to third and it backfired about three times hard, made a lot of bad sounds under the hood and quit. It would not restart. The 64 did about the same but I was going about 45mph and it popped 2 or 3 times and quit. Latter, I tore both down and they had jumped time, had broken cam thrust plates and bent valves. The plates had broken in the middle and were nearly identical breaks. I've been wrenching most of my life and I've never seen this before and certainly not twice. But thats kinda how my luck goes. LOL I'd tend to blame faulty engine work at some point, but I knew the history on the 64 and it had never been apart. Inspite of being in a car almost completely burned up all it needed to run like a top was a new distributor cap and a set of wires. Even the carb was fine. After the second one broke I got frustrated and sold both engines and the truck. Thats about all I can tell you. Any ideas?
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=26756&Reply=26756><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor26756" onclick="return false;">Cam thrust plates</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Keith, <i>02/02/2006</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=26756', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor26756') }); </script>  Cam thrust plates -- Keith, 02/02/2006
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=26769&Reply=26756><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor26769" onclick="return false;">RE: Cam thrust plates</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Keith, <i>02/06/2006</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=26769', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor26769') }); </script>  RE: Cam thrust plates -- Keith, 02/06/2006
 Tsk, tsk...dont' give up hope -- John, 02/06/2006
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=26772&Reply=26756><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor26772" onclick="return false;">Define "break."</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Gerry Proctor, <i>02/07/2006</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=26772', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor26772') }); </script>  Define "break." -- Gerry Proctor, 02/07/2006
Collapse <b>RE: Define "break."</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Keith, <i>02/07/2006</i></font>RE: Define "break." -- Keith, 02/07/2006
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=26778&Reply=26756><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor26778" onclick="return false;">I can only guess.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Gerry Proctor, <i>02/07/2006</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=26778', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor26778') }); </script>  I can only guess. -- Gerry Proctor, 02/07/2006
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=26780&Reply=26756><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor26780" onclick="return false;">RE: I can only guess.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>giacamo, <i>02/07/2006</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=26780', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor26780') }); </script>  RE: I can only guess. -- giacamo, 02/07/2006
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=26786&Reply=26756><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor26786" onclick="return false;">RE: I can only guess.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Keith, <i>02/08/2006</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=26786', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor26786') }); </script>  RE: I can only guess. -- Keith, 02/08/2006
 Very doubtful on the distributor doing this. -- Gerry Proctor, 02/09/2006
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=26781&Reply=26756><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor26781" onclick="return false;">RE: Define "break."</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>walt, <i>02/07/2006</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=26781', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor26781') }); </script>  RE: Define "break." -- walt, 02/07/2006
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=26787&Reply=26756><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor26787" onclick="return false;">RE: Define "break."</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Keith, <i>02/08/2006</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=26787', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor26787') }); </script>  RE: Define "break." -- Keith, 02/08/2006
 RE: Define "break." -- Keith, 02/09/2006
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