SEABEE08FX4
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Danny is a good guy and everyone likes him, I don't see anyone trying to screw him over being an issue. I know it will get figured out soon enough.
Weird that it would cause issues now...
But I'm curious as to how much anti sieze was used for it to be gobbing up in the injectors?
If Anti Seize is the problem I am more then willing to take full responsibility. I did use Anti Seize as Stud lubricant. I was in a time crunch and ARP Recommended it. But the amount that is being said does not add up. I am more then willing to take Danny truck back in and have it fixed to what ever needs to be done. If the guy in Beaumont finds Anti Seize is the problem, I will personally drive down, pick the truck up. Bring it back to my shop. Completely pull the engine, check all bearing. Replace anything that my have been effected by the anti seize. I just dont understand how the anti seize is the problem, if it went from running to not running in a year of storage. I know the truck was not completed when it left my shop. There are pics of an unfinished product that left my shop. And never had the opportunity to produce a finished product. The shims missing in the valve train is my problem, A: the machine shop didnt put them in and I missed it while assembling the engine. B: they were not in the package of the valve springs when delivered to the machine shop, (either way its was my responsibility). I am glad Doug caught that before damage was done. I hate to see Danny having these issue! I am more then willing to do what I can to take care of this truck. I will do it all on my own dime and in a very timely manor, no matter whos issue it was. The truck has so many hands in it, that no one really knows what is what.
Well, Jason at G Racing got the truck started. Apparently the hpop went out. He had low pressure oil but no high pressure. Swapped the hpop with one he had, cranked it a couple times and it fired right up.
That's the good news. :doh:
Bad news, cylinder #3 is low, apparently a bad injector. Compression was good but power isn't.
Plan is to go ahead and fix the remaining items then address the injectors.
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Do these HPOPs maybe eat themselves if they've run dry for a bit?
I have to say that I think they are VERY sensitive to getting air bound. Some may disagree but IMO, I would say that if you are restoring from any work that involved opening the HPO system and the vehicle starts, you should run it up to operating temperature and for about 20 mins at that temp with a couple good hard accelerations from 50-70mph and that WILL get the air out.