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WOW, I feel for 'ya Fox, I'm thinkin' Mitch has made you an offer you can't refuse to get it right!
 
89 Fox 351 said:
More internet talk.

Half say oil leaks have disappeared with the installation of pcv system. Other half say breathers only are fine.

I personally think it's strange that with a breather on each side pressure would push oil out of a gasket before it would push out of a breather.. but maybe I'm missing something.
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One thing I’ll say here is you don’t want those crankcase vapors going into your carb. Since you have two breathers, you do not need a PCV system. There will be no pressure pushing out gaskets.

I’m telling you this with straight up real world street car experience. You are more than free to jump off the Carnegie exit heading south. Hook a left. Go 4 lights and take a left. Cross the busway and take a right. Second stop sigh go right up the hill. Top of hill do a left felt. Like a U turn. My house is on the next corner. Can’t miss it.

I’ll light the candles on my SS and take you for a very Smokey spin. I’ll give you my number in pm.
 
wickSS said:
One thing I’ll say here is you don’t want those crankcase vapors going into your carb. Since you have two breathers, you do not need a PCV system. There will be no pressure pushing out gaskets.

I’m telling you this with straight up real world street car experience. You are more than free to jump off the Carnegie exit heading south. Hook a left. Go 4 lights and take a left. Cross the busway and take a right. Second stop sigh go right up the hill. Top of hill do a left felt. Like a U turn. My house is on the next corner. Can’t miss it.

I’ll light the candles on my SS and take you for a very Smokey spin. I’ll give you my number in pm.
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Don't tempt me with a burnout. Sounds like I'll be spending some time in the Pittsburgh area in the future
 
89 Fox 351 said:
Don't tempt me with a burnout. Sounds like I'll be spending some time in the Pittsburgh area in the future
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All you gotta do is get ahold of me. I’ll even provide food and a bed if you want some beers. You’re in good company man. My friends on here can vouch for me.
 
Tell you what Fox, if you want to do some bartering we can work something out. I need work done on my father's house, you need the engine in your car fixed. You can stay at the house while you are fixing shit. Just putting it out there. With any luck, we'll have the hub dyno set up by the time it's done, so it can be broken in and tuned before you even hit the road.
 
SRGN said:
Tell you what Fox, if you want to do some bartering we can work something out. I need work done on my father's house, you need the engine in your car fixed. You can stay at the house while you are fixing shit. Just putting it out there. With any luck, we'll have the hub dyno set up by the time it's done, so it can be broken in and tuned before you even hit the road.
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That's a damn good offer right there Fox, I think even a confused tranny would know how to make the right decision there!
 
DHR Darren said:
That's a damn good offer right there Fox, I think even a confused tranny would know how to make the right decision there!
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Mitch H said:
OK, I "WAS" only following this part time since I am usually busy as fuck doing something, but starting today I am practicing a little for my upcoming two weeks of being restricted to the horizontal position.:mad: That means I have time to add my worthless .02.:chuckle:

As we already discussed on the phone, your air pump 100% needs to come apart. I understand what your thoughts are on spending more money on this engine when your long term goal is a bigger hammer. That said, I also think if you shove it in a corner until you get your life's work and residence location in order, it may never run again?

If you did get a big hammer for under the hood, the transmission AND rear end have to be replaced. Neither will tolerate 1000hp.

If it is your plan to not run the thing until it comes apart and gets diagnosed, I might have space down here for a while. I have every measuring device known to man, and more importantly, I have race car Ronnie. He will be able to tell exactly what happened, why it happened, and what it has to have moving forward. My end of this, including getting Ronnie to offer some advice, would cost you nothing. If the repair ends up being more than you want to spend at this time, at least you have the motor apart, and the knowledge of what it needs for the future. Might even be able to haul it for you if the timing is right......
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wickSS said:
If you ever want to drag that booger down here, you can use this too…

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SRGN said:
Tell you what Fox, if you want to do some bartering we can work something out. I need work done on my father's house, you need the engine in your car fixed. You can stay at the house while you are fixing shit. Just putting it out there. With any luck, we'll have the hub dyno set up by the time it's done, so it can be broken in and tuned before you even hit the road.
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I think there was another offer from someone but I can't find it. @Mark D. maybe.

I love this place. All of those posts proves there is hope in this world. Fuckers.
 
Mitch H said:
OK, I "WAS" only following this part time since I am usually busy as fuck doing something, but starting today I am practicing a little for my upcoming two weeks of being restricted to the horizontal position.:mad: That means I have time to add my worthless .02.:chuckle:

As we already discussed on the phone, your air pump 100% needs to come apart. I understand what your thoughts are on spending more money on this engine when your long term goal is a bigger hammer. That said, I also think if you shove it in a corner until you get your life's work and residence location in order, it may never run again?

If you did get a big hammer for under the hood, the transmission AND rear end have to be replaced. Neither will tolerate 1000hp.

If it is your plan to not run the thing until it comes apart and gets diagnosed, I might have space down here for a while. I have every measuring device known to man, and more importantly, I have race car Ronnie. He will be able to tell exactly what happened, why it happened, and what it has to have moving forward. My end of this, including getting Ronnie to offer some advice, would cost you nothing. If the repair ends up being more than you want to spend at this time, at least you have the motor apart, and the knowledge of what it needs for the future. Might even be able to haul it for you if the timing is right......
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This right here. That is some stand up shit. Only a fool would turn that down.
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Great offers from quite a few members. Take an offer from someone here. People with real knowledge and are will to help are becoming rarer by the day. Don’t throw this away if at all possible.
 
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BrokeMoparGuy said:
This right here. That is some stand up shit. Only a fool would turn that down.
Edited after finishing reading the remaining….
Great offers from quite a few members. Take an offer from someone here. People with real knowledge and are will to help are becoming rarer by the day. Don’t throw this away if at all possible.
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They are all basically in the same area about 3 hours from me. I get the feeling we'll all be in the same room. Valuable education at the very least. Mitch and I have half a plan at the moment once he's vertical again.
 
89 Fox 351 said:
They are all basically in the same area about 3 hours from me. I get the feeling we'll all be in the same room. Valuable education at the very least. Mitch and I have half a plan at the moment once he's vertical again.
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Let me know when it’s there. I’ll stop over.
 
Mitch is the man. Others will treat you right, but I garuntee Mitch will get it straightened out, and teach you along the way. I’ve been in his presence for 20 minutes, and I would bet everything on it.
 
CCSguy said:
Mitch is the man. Others will treat you right, but I garuntee Mitch will get it straightened out, and teach you along the way. I’ve been in his presence for 20 minutes, and I would bet everything on it.
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I think there are 2 versions of mitch.

The talkative helpful mitch

The quiet "there's a gun on my hip mother fucker" mitch
 
89 Fox 351 said:
I think there are 2 versions of mitch.

The talkative helpful mitch

The quiet "there's a gun on my hip mother fucker" mitch
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My ability to help is not about what I know, it is about WHO I know.;)

Hip, ankle, under the front seat, under the back seat, glovebox, side of the lawn tractor, in the race car trailer, every room in the house......I always have plenty of friend along.:cool2:
 
Everything is yanked apart.

Block is at the machine shop.

Cylinder hone
Line hone/bore
Crank balance
Parts cleaning
Checking bearing clearances and ordering bearings

I will do all final assembly under the supervision of mitch and dickless
 
CompNut said:
Real shitbag "engine builder ".
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If it turns out the line bore was wrong then I have to blame competition products for sending me a shit block. Technically I only paid the guy to assemble the pile of shit parts I brought him. It's also possible that the use of the "girdle" can stress the block and make the line bore off a bit when torqued down. Rare, but possible.

The other possibility is the crank laid on its side too long and it's bent.

All just speculation right now.
 
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