Got an opportunity to shoot some digital photos of the 'Black Bird' today.
Let me know how you like them.
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Hello Blog!
Well, everything has been wonderful since finishing the restoration of my 'Black Bird', until -
driving home late at night after an event, 3 doors from my house (fortunately) -
BAM - Clatter, clatter!
Coasting into my driveway I stop, shut down the engine, get out and begin
looking for the parts it sounded like I was leaving on the street!
Flashlight in hand, I found nothing, being dark out I decide to wait till morning and assess
what happened.
Next day, I open the hood, everything seems fine, now what could it have been?
Thinking I may have dropped a valve or something I proceed to tear down the engine,
Intake manifold off, pull the heads, all looks good - oops -
pushing on number 4 piston - it slides easily down the cylinder - appears to be a connecting rod!
We remove the engine and disassemble it all the way down
while pulling the Cam shaft - it comes out in Two Pieces!
It's a good thing I wasn't far from home!
So
Black Bird is in the hospital for a few days,
We will be replacing the Rods with heavier units from a 302,
new 'lopey' Clay Smith Cam,
back together and better than new - again!
Small hole in block sidewall will be repaired with a plate.
Hammered Rod in the engine
Broken, distorted Rod
Broken Cam
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