Arran, I thought of this as a possibility too as to why this happened. That
car sat for a long time, and sludge may have formed. I think you are right on
the money on your sugestions for Mike...
D^2
Quoting "A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>:
> Mike;
> I am sorry to hear about what happened to Silver, but don't throw in
> the
> towel just yet. It sounds to me like an oil galley got plugged to one of
> the
> cam bearings. You likely then had metal to metal contact eventually
> resulting in seizure and then shearing off of the camshaft. It's not
> hard
> for several hundred horsepower to do this, I have heard of crankshafts
> breaking for similar reasons. The only way to know for sure is to drop
> the
> oil pan and take a peak at it from underneath while turning the engine
> over.
> I doubt whether you would have and piston or valve damage from this
> incident as it is a wedge engine and not a dual overhead cam riceburner.
> You
> would have know it then anyhow as valve collision has a nasty habit of
> cracking cylinder heads and you didn't mention any large quantities of
> steam. In any case I don't think that it would cost anywhere near $3000
> to
> repair the damage nor would a total rebuild be necessary. But before you
> do
> anything rash like dumping the car, put it aside and deal with
> something
> else for a couple of weeks. By then you might have a fresh perspective
> of
> what to do with her and when. Silver's waited a long time for someone
> to
> come around and fix her up, a little vacation time while doing so
> couldn't
> hurt.
> Good Luck
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Taillight bezel and other trim parts.
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