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Dodged a bullet!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:54 pm
by Gene Gillam
Pulled the oil pan today and found the broken gear tooth from the oil pump on the top plate. The cam gear looks fine but the #2 rod is damaged near the crankshaft (see photo - the sides of the rod are chipped - shiny in the photo). Apparently the circlip broke, the cam pulled the pump gear down and the #2 rod banged away on it until I shut the engine down. These are Saenz rods and I still have the original data sheet so I contacted Manley Ford he was putting in an order for rods next week so he ll order me a new one then. Phew, cheaper than a new camshaft!
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Gene GillamSaucier, MS
Re: Dodged a bullet!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm
by Peter Carruthers
Attachments : Good thing. That is a shiny-looking crankshaft. Quick thinking on your part.Peterfx
On Saturday, February 16, 2019, 5:54:21 PM EST, Gene Gillam
anngene@bellsouth.net [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Pulled the oil pan today and found the broken gear tooth from the oil pump on the top plate. The cam gear looks fine but the #2 rod is damaged near the crankshaft (see photo - the sides of the rod are chipped - shiny in the photo). Apparently the circlip broke, the cam pulled the pump gear down and the #2 rod banged away on it until I shut the engine down. These are Saenz rods and I still have the original data sheet so I contacted Manley Ford he was putting in an order for rods next week so he ll order me a new one then. Phew, cheaper than a new camshaft!
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Gene GillamSaucier, MS
Re: Dodged a bullet!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:14 pm
by Rick
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Congrats on the limited damage Gene
On February 16, 2019 at 5:54 PM "Gene Gillam
anngene@bellsouth.net [mg-tabc]" mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Pulled the oil pan today and found the broken gear tooth from the oil pump on the top plate. The cam gear looks fine but the #2 rod is damaged near the crankshaft (see photo - the sides of the rod are chipped - shiny in the photo). Apparently the circlip broke, the cam pulled the pump gear down and the #2 rod banged away on it until I shut the engine down. These are Saenz rods and I still have the original data sheet so I contacted Manley Ford…he was putting in an order for rods next week so he’ll order me a new one then. Phew, cheaper than a new camshaft!
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Gene GillamSaucier, MS
Re: Dodged a bullet!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:19 pm
by Eugene F Gillam
Peter,
That is one of John Targett s (Targett MotorSport) billet cranks.
Gene
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On Feb 16, 2019, at 7:00 PM, Peter Carruthers peterfx20@yahoo.com> wrote:
Good thing. That is a shiny-looking crankshaft. Quick thinking on your part.Peterfx
On Saturday, February 16, 2019, 5:54:21 PM EST, Gene Gillam
anngene@bellsouth.net [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Pulled the oil pan today and found the broken gear tooth from the oil pump on the top plate. The cam gear looks fine but the #2 rod is damaged near the crankshaft (see photo - the sides of the rod are chipped - shiny in the photo). Apparently the circlip broke, the cam pulled the pump gear down and the #2 rod banged away on it until I shut the engine down. These are Saenz rods and I still have the original data sheet so I contacted Manley Ford he was putting in an order for rods next week so he ll order me a new one then. Phew, cheaper than a new camshaft!
Gene GillamSaucier, MS