It looks like Crane is not the valve train component for me!
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First ride this spring I had a lifter (like above) for lack of a better term "fattened out" in the bore, getting stuck and holding an exhaust valve open. Cam, lifters, pushrods, rockers..... man it added up fast but the block was fine.
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randy,crane lifters are not what they used to be.morell is the only lifter to use.sorry to see you having such bad luck buddy.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]530180[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530181[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530182[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530183[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530184[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530185[/ATTACH]At this point I am just dumbfounded at how much silicone was used and they still leaked oil!!! I think I found all of the pieces that weren't ground up but I still have to pull the rod & main caps to check the bearings. To be fair about the build if there had not been a component failure these engines would still be running. For what I paid I am extremely pissed about the quality of the work done. These engines look like a kid painted them trying to cover up the excessive use of silicone.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]530186[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530187[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530188[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530189[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530190[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530191[/ATTACH]some pics of the heads, pistons, & valves. No contact between the valves & pistons but there are 2 styles of head bolts, some with washers & some without. I just don't understand why someone would build like this.
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Bullet?
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I have been researching engine builds myself and it seems like this is all to common....
And even with the best of the best valvtrain there are still many having pre mature failures.....
I have no clue what the answer is but I feel your pain
And even with the best of the best valvtrain there are still many having pre mature failures.....
I have no clue what the answer is but I feel your pain