"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
09/16/2018 at 13:35 • Filed to: Bronco
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"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
09/16/2018 at 13:35 • Filed to: Bronco | 2
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Obligatory engine pull picture for buffer.
Pulled the flex plate to clear the bay and get the block out. Found more broken camshaft.
Yes that is a push rod and con rod occupying the same space.
S o it seems as though the back 2 cylinders completely lost their shit and my V8 was a V6 for a bit.
lone_liberal
> Alfalfa
09/16/2018 at 14:02 |
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It was running like that? That’s amazing.
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Alfalfa
> lone_liberal
09/16/2018 at 14:09 |
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Yep. It likely would no t have run much longer as it had no oil, but I kinda wish I would have kept it going just to see.
fhrblig
> Alfalfa
09/16/2018 at 14:12 |
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See? It’s already had practice at being a six-cylinder Bronco, so you’ve clearly made the right choice.
wafflesnfalafel
> Alfalfa
09/16/2018 at 15:14 |
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H ow does a camshaft break like that, flaw in the original casting? T hat is insane.
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Alfalfa
> wafflesnfalafel
09/16/2018 at 15:25 |
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I was having oil pressure issues, so I'm fairly certain that the thrown rod(s) then broke the cam. But who the hell knows? PO made many questionable decisions, maybe they also put a cheap-ass cam in there.
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Alfalfa
> fhrblig
09/16/2018 at 17:05 |
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I g uess it was just trying to tell me something.
shop-teacher
> Alfalfa
09/17/2018 at 00:11 |
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Carnage!