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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 03:05 PM
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Roscoe first day out.......
So after working this truck for 20 years off and on I finally finished it. I did all the work myself but did but turnkey 347 Blueprint engine and new c4 tranny. Now the sad part I insured it 2 days ago and went to take it for its first drive to the store 2 miles..... made it 1 mile. Then white smoke out the left exhaust and instantly truck stalled, towed it home pulled spark plugs. Pictures tell the rest motor has 1 mile on it.



 
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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 03:07 PM
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No bueno, sorry to hear that.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 04:35 PM
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Looks like your blueprint engine wasnt blueprinted very well.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 04:37 PM
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That don't look good at all!
 
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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 04:40 PM
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Oh man that sucks! Is there a warranty?
 
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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 05:55 PM
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Crap
Did you hear anything from the engine.
That looks like parts flying around in there.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 06:28 PM
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Ngeesh....

'Might wanna scope the #5 cylinder for foreign objects.

Alternatively, could the plug have had too much stick-out? Mis-boxed plugs are not unheard of.
 
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Those plugs look way to long for a small block ford motor IMHO

 
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Originally Posted by papasmurf40
Those plugs look way to long for a small block ford motor IMHO

I agree, those look like long reach plugs more common to the new engines, not a vintage small block.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 07:59 PM
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They are pretty long but you'd have to know which head was being used.
If I remember correctly there are at least three different lengths for SBs.
 
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If it was a plug length problem wouldn't the other plugs look just as bad?
 
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I like the flat black look (satin black??) looks bad ***!
 
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Old Aug 17, 2014 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeo0o0o0
If it was a plug length problem wouldn't the other plugs look just as bad?
Depends if the crook of the electrode was oriented "just right" as to make contact with the piston.
 
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Time to go get *****....leave this over to the nerds/
 
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Did you pull the head to see what dmage has been done?
 
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