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johnneilson · 06-23-2019, 08:01 PM

Sounds possibly like a broken rod.
Pull the first two plugs and make sure the pistons are moving up and down.
If not, drop the pan, go from there.

The original cams are tough, we have welded on them and back ground the base circle way down into the cam, nothing broken even up near 7k revs.

J

06-23-2019, 08:01 PM	#8
johnneilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: 34.22 N 118.36 W Posts: 1,057	Re: Engine problem - maybe broken cam Sounds possibly like a broken rod. Pull the first two plugs and make sure the pistons are moving up and down. If not, drop the pan, go from there. The original cams are tough, we have welded on them and back ground the base circle way down into the cam, nothing broken even up near 7k revs. J __________________ As Carroll Smith wrote; All Failures are Human in Origin.