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4 good passes then this . no warning just happened . too rich or too lean? plug was intact![]()
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You may need to roll a ball hone through that one. Just a thought.
I'd ease up on the timing and start there
I'd ease up on the timing and start there
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Too much timing and fuel
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He hasn't even said anything about his tune. No one has any idea about n/f ratio (pills). But I can tell you 100% that you have too much timing for the given tune. Start there.
If you are gonna tell him it's too much fuel, which I quite possibly is, shouldn't we ask what he has first?
If you are gonna tell him it's too much fuel, which I quite possibly is, shouldn't we ask what he has first?
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6degrees of total timing.14 to 1 comp 77nos 59fuel its a cross plate so that's times 2 . I think it went fat and couldn't clean up. left good on this pass and layed over at 8k shifted it picked up then burned up . did not change the timing from the previous 3 passes just shortened the ramps
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Damage like that doesn't just happen out of the blue on one pass. It was eating itself before the failure and the rings on that hole just finally gave up most likely.
While the tune may indeed be rich.........too much timing and the introduction of oil into the cylinder is where that blow torch came from. It appears to be at 12 oclock on the piston..........another usual indicator of overtimed.
While 6 degrees total certainly would not seem to be too much in normal circumstances with that tune.........if it was oiling, that changes things drastically
While the tune may indeed be rich.........too much timing and the introduction of oil into the cylinder is where that blow torch came from. It appears to be at 12 oclock on the piston..........another usual indicator of overtimed.
While 6 degrees total certainly would not seem to be too much in normal circumstances with that tune.........if it was oiling, that changes things drastically
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Spot on Monte...
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I have a trophy like that in my mantle......too much fuel but sometimes you need to learn the hard way
I did..
I did..
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I was thinking about this. Oil in the chambers really kills the octane rating of race fuel. If we were racing diesels we would never have to worry about it now would we. Too bad diesels are too big and slow............ That piston is a mess. 
What did the pan vacuum look like that day?
What did the pan vacuum look like that day?
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What is engine combo ?? What fuel, plug, cam, quench, chamber size ??? That jetting could be better but is not terrible. SJ
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thankyou for all the replies. im putting it back together and going to start over with the tuneup. also changing the carb. the carb leaks down into the motor after the runs and messes up the readings alittle but most of the plugs are very dark(its a backup carb good one was destroyed by fire).
it is a small block ford and it is #2piston pictured
it is a small block ford and it is #2piston pictured
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420 cid sbf
dedicated nos cam(cant find specs)
11 ngk plug
vp c23
piston is 20 in the hole
chamber is 62
ive been running this eng for awhile .it was freshened up over the winter just don't have the time to go test as much as I used to.
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how many passes on it after the freshen?
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about a dozen . may were cut short due to wheelies
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You like doing those I think. :grin:
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if you cant beatem put on a better show. but that one earlier this year hurt alittle.
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