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I installed my new Dv3e heads on my 73 f250 and when I started it I thought I magically got a rod knock.
Turns out a rivet or something fell inside the motor and was knocking against the head. Which could only be found by tearing the whole motor down.
So I have a dented piston.
But I spent the $75 on the gasket set and bolted it all back up. If the piston decided to go from a dent to a hole I guess only time will tell. But at least it will run without knocking.
Long day tearing down and cleaning just to put it back together.
I wish I would have known it was a rivet from the beginning I would have just fished it out the spark plug hole.... Oh well.
Turns out a rivet or something fell inside the motor and was knocking against the head. Which could only be found by tearing the whole motor down.
So I have a dented piston.
But I spent the $75 on the gasket set and bolted it all back up. If the piston decided to go from a dent to a hole I guess only time will tell. But at least it will run without knocking.
Long day tearing down and cleaning just to put it back together.
I wish I would have known it was a rivet from the beginning I would have just fished it out the spark plug hole.... Oh well.
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It stuck to the piston. Didn't bounce around. No damage to anything but the piston itself (the head sustained no damage). I checked the valve seats and everything. The pistons are pretty thick. Didn't punch a hole through the piston. So Im just going to run it and see what happens.
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Its my beater truck. I only paid $300 for it. It has a swapped 460. It was missing (miss firing) when I bough it. I couldn't figure out why, I checked everything. Pulled the heads and found the valves were WAY up in the head. I never noticed some of the valves sat so much higher than the others. They were the crappy open chamber D2ve heads. So I bought a set of D3ve heads for $100 and spent $500 getting them rebuilt.
Put it all together and had my "rod knock" let it run for maybe 30 seconds while I pulled plugs seeing if I could stop the knock. Never stopped so I tore it down thinking my pistons were hitting the head, or I had a bad wrist pin. Turns out it was that pea sized rivet smacking the head.
So I bought the new gaskets and put it all together. I have had to replace every bit of rubber on the truck. The heater core etc. I still need to redo all the suspension rubber. Its kind of my keep me busy until I leave for the navy project. I cant play video games on the computer anymore or sit around doing nothing. So it keeps me busy.
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From: Florida
Morning SoCal!
Well I'm back out on the leftist coast this week (sorry guys...I know I'm in your back yard...lol)...took a little longer than normal to get here due to a flight delay...I hope that isn't a sign of how this year is going to go travel wise!...but it's all good...I'm here!
Hope everyone is easing back into the work week this morning!
Have a great week!
Joe.
Well I'm back out on the leftist coast this week (sorry guys...I know I'm in your back yard...lol)...took a little longer than normal to get here due to a flight delay...I hope that isn't a sign of how this year is going to go travel wise!...but it's all good...I'm here!
Hope everyone is easing back into the work week this morning!
Have a great week!
Joe.
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No, not build your own.
But this place is pretty cool for a wide selection of die cast classics:
1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 Diecast Car Model 1/24 White "American Graffiti" Die Cast Car by Motormax
But this place is pretty cool for a wide selection of die cast classics:
1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 Diecast Car Model 1/24 White "American Graffiti" Die Cast Car by Motormax