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I have exhaust wrap on mine now but due to space restrictions it makes even changing a spark plug difficult, as the engine is coming out due to the oil pump drive eating itself its an ideal time to look at getting the headers coated, to me it would look better as well and be more like the original h...

I had the same issue many many years ago and it turned out that although a rope type seal had been fitted in the past it actually should have had a 2 piece rubber seal might be worth checking that as well.

I am guessing that as well, so I have ordered an engine crane as my old one was loaned out and eventually died :( So sometime over the next week or so it will be out and I can start to see what has happened, think I have caught it just in time before a major engine seize :roll: As the motor has only...

Yup there is about 3mm of end play there I guess that's a symptom of the strain on the oil pump drive gear.

Once the engine is out then I can diagnose more reliably.

Gonna try and book some time in the man cave next weekend

Could be I guess, either way its engine out time and then decide how far to go with a refresh, hopefully just rings and bearings along with replacing the damaged items.

So have just bought an engine crane, looks like I am in for a few scraped knuckles over the next few days.

Funny you should ask as another well known user on here who I hope can do a rebuild for me has asked the same, I honestly don't know as I bought the car with the conversion already done but it appears that it may have given the condition of the drive gear. Needless to say it wont have a high pressur...

Well after checking the oil pump drive I have found the cause of the metal filings take a look at these http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac278/spongo02/149_zps0qnay5qw.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac278/spongo02/148_zpstww87dfs.jpg Another couple of miles and the failure would have been ...

Oh bother more expense, guessed it would be, I took the lifters out from cylinders 2,4,6 & 8 which is the side the ticking was coming from and they are all OK nothing collapsed and all bearing surfaces were OK as well. I suspect the ticking is due to a lifter sticking and not pumping up fully so it ...

Oh dear so I decided that I will sort the ticking lifter on my SBC, first thing was a quick engine flush and drain the oil which incidentally has been in the car for less than a thousand miles. Removed the sump plug and this is what I got http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac278/spongo02/IMG_1042_zp...

You forgot to mention if the collective do sort it out the house would be empty of beer as well

Maybe the impellar is just spinning on the shaft?

Carbs or injection? I doubt you have any compression probs if it has just passed the test but you never know

Muscletruck episodes for me that thing is brilliant, its got me thinking about seling the Overfinch and getting a C10 myself.

Now then how much is a blower, nitrous, transmission, axle, brakes

Anyone else seen the shows on Youtube they are hilarious, not sure the police would be so understanding in this country though with some of the vehicles they drive around in.

It appears you get what you pay for I guess still time to decide before the winter rebuild, its going in tomorrow to have some V band clamps put on the exhausts to stop the leaks I hope.