GTO Update

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale) 09/10/2018 at 14:17 • Filed to: Pontiac, GTO, Holden, Engine

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Well as I said my GTO was !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . And now we know why

It decided to be a flat tappet....

More photos to come as disassembly happens

For reference: How it should look

random001 > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:27

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I feel strongly that that is not how that is supposed to look.  Though it might be a ‘shop.  I’ve seen a few ‘shops in my day...

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:30

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Did the retainer break and the tappet spin?

lone_liberal > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:31

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That is not at all optimal. 

CaptDale - is secretly British > lone_liberal 09/10/2018 at 14:32

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Just quite

CaptDale - is secretly British > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/10/2018 at 14:32

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Well it was a roller lifter....

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:33

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yeah but it’s not supposed to roll on *that* axis.

CaptDale - is secretly British > random001 09/10/2018 at 14:33

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Alfalfa > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:33

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Cou ld be worse ¯\_()_/¯

CaptDale - is secretly British > Alfalfa 09/10/2018 at 14:35

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I suppose so

CaptDale - is secretly British > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/10/2018 at 14:35

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Oh, I don’t think it spun, but IDK

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:38

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Damn dude, sorry to see this. Hopefully it didn’t wipe out much else.

shop-teacher > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:40

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That, as they say, is not good.

Sweet Trav > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:41

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it sure looks like it did. given that there are cross lifter striations.

engine has to come out if it hasn’t already.

bob and john > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:44

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how the hell did it spin.....

CaptDale - is secretly British > bob and john 09/10/2018 at 14:46

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No idea

CaptDale - is secretly British > Sweet Trav 09/10/2018 at 14:46

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Oh it is....

CaptDale - is secretly British > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor 09/10/2018 at 14:46

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Cam is done. Definitely worried about metal in the engine

bob and john > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:49

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bright side: excuse to go to different cam. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:51

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F

AestheticsInMotion > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:52

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Nooooo :(

DutchieDC2R > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:58

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You know, theres a manual GTO for sale here. Claimed 500 bhp, brake upgrades and whatnot. Ive seriously considered trading in the ITR (no need to tell me thats a stupid idea as many acquintances have done that already), but maybe thats not such a good idea....

Wacko > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 14:59

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quick, fix it before some lawyer guy starts nagging you about a v12 swap...

but this would be nice in it

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 15:09

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Oh crap. That’s for certainly provided metally bits down low.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 15:12

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Better use some Archoil friction modifier in the oil, flat tappets friend. 

InFierority Complex > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 15:24

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Time to make it a true Pontiac and thr ow in an Iron Duke.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 15:28

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Well I’ll send good juju and hope it’s not bad. Keep us updated

Party-vi > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 15:39

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AMGtech - now with more recalls! > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 15:40

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She got sick of begg ing you for a better cam and you ignoring her

Tristan > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 15:48

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You wouldn't have to deal with any of this if you just gave the car to me.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Tristan 09/10/2018 at 16:20

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$18K and she is all yours

CaptDale - is secretly British > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 09/10/2018 at 16:21

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I don’t ignore her and I just want a supercharger, not a cam

CaptDale - is secretly British > InFierority Complex 09/10/2018 at 16:21

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.... I wouldn’t have even done that to my Fiero

CaptDale - is secretly British > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/10/2018 at 16:21

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yup

CaptDale - is secretly British > Wacko 09/10/2018 at 16:22

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Why not V12?

CaptDale - is secretly British > DutchieDC2R 09/10/2018 at 16:23

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They are super reliable. Just had something go wrong with mine. Happens

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 09/10/2018 at 16:23

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I know

E90M3 > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 16:23

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Wow, that looks bad. Any early indications if there is any more damage to the engine? 

CaptDale - is secretly British > bob and john 09/10/2018 at 16:23

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Gonna get the same cam so I don’t need to re tune it

Tristan > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 16:27

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Seeing as how the wife vetoed one I found on CL for $12k, I don't think she'll go for this. 

Wacko > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 16:28

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holy 55000 Dollars Batman

CaptDale - is secretly British > Wacko 09/10/2018 at 16:28

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I think you need Bruce Wayne

CaptDale - is secretly British > Tristan 09/10/2018 at 16:29

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But its better because more $$

CaptDale - is secretly British > E90M3 09/10/2018 at 16:29

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Cam is toast

Decay buys too many beaters > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 16:59

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Oof, that’s not gone well. Assume the other friction surface is equally or more boogered up? 

CaptDale - is secretly British > Decay buys too many beaters 09/10/2018 at 17:11

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As far as we can see

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 17:21

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And now you get to buy a suitable cam to go with that supercharger.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 17:22

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This guy sells cars.

E92M3 > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 17:30

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The wheels on the lifter go round and round, round and round...ALLLL  thru the pushrod V8.

random001 > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/10/2018 at 20:21

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I’ve replaced one or two hundred of those!