Here is a picture showing two .030" feeler gauges in the piston to bore gape. At the moment, this is the best picture showing piston protrusion.
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Found the noise in my engine
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Supposed to be, but have not pulled a valve or done a comparison. That is yet to come. May not happen until the next project is complete and on the track. Gonna push the thing off in a corner and forget about it for a while. Just sickening the more it's pulled to pieces.
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Man I hate to hear this Mick. The list of problems with this engine just keep getting longer. Every time I talk to Mike it seems like there is something else you guys are finding wrong with it. It makes me sick and I'm not the one footing the bill.
I've heard the frustration in both of your voices over this thing and I can't imagine being out of that kind money on top of it. I hope it works out for you.
Have you gotten any kind of word out of Curtis about this stuff yet? Seems to me he has an ever growing list of things to answer for and take care of.
I've heard the frustration in both of your voices over this thing and I can't imagine being out of that kind money on top of it. I hope it works out for you.
Have you gotten any kind of word out of Curtis about this stuff yet? Seems to me he has an ever growing list of things to answer for and take care of.
Sorry to hear that Mick.
I always have my pistons cut down .010" just in case.
It's one thing destroying parts by pushing them to the limits, but it's another when you get a sloppy build that ambushes you.
I'm in the same boat with the whole "frustrated at diesels" thing. I hurt an engine in our Vette, and in 7 days I had a new forged short-block in it for less than the cost of a set of pistons for a Dmax. Obviously I haven't had similiar luck with Dmaxes. In order to race these trucks successfully, you need to have 2 engines.
Did you get a value for the deck-height?
I guess Corvettes and gassers have been getting hotrodded alot longer than Diesels and most Engine Builders have them down pat by now, but as for Diesels alot of us are still experimenting - (some more than others) Trouble is Speed (The Auto kind) is pretty addictive and in spite of all the failures and expenses we still have it in our veins. As far as my direction goes, Ive got Guy to change the LLY Stroker Engine he is building so it will operate on LBZ/LMM system. I am currently trying to find a Regular Cab Late model GMC or Chev that we will run on the street and strip to take the place of the Red CC that we will put back to 4x4 and sell. Ideally we want an 08 GMC, Black, RC, 4x2 with my old 4 Link in. But they're hard to find.
Sometimes you just cut your losses and move on Kevin. We are just showing the facts of whats happened here to this new built engine. After all is known we will move on to our next project.
Its all a learning curve, for us as well as the engine builder................As they say - The longer you go without something, the closer you are to getting it - Our day will come, just like simon and a host of other here that have been down the same road :thumb::thumb:
Ive searched through thousands of trucks the past couple of weeks Simon - all in USA. Only reason is Im familiar with a guy who freights in from there. Sure Id consider one from Canada if it was the right one. At the moment Im hoping Im not going to buy something Id be sorry about later as time is running out. Ive got to get one, then get it shipped, then converted so we're up to 4 months if I get one today
A couple more cylinder numbers. I would think if the block was true on both sides ( identical even side to side ) the piston wear to head would be consistent but it's not?
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Damn! Sorry to see that guys.
You were pretty close when you said it sounded like a valve noise.
Unbelievable. That is negligence. I hope you are able to recover all your expenses from the builder.
