Wall of Shame

[47Hammer]

These pictures were from when my friend was playing around with the distributor and I was pumping the gas pedal. When all of a sudden there was a huge backfire through the carb and it blew the valve covers off. I waited until payday, bought & installed new valve covers and it fired right up.

They're on upside down because I just threw them on as I was disgusted.

[427TJ]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What was supposed to be a freshly rebuilt engine with everything new except the timing chain that broke right before the 66 Fairlane was pushed across the auction block. I bought it, got it running but didn't trust it. This is what was in the engine.










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So Charley, you bought an SOHC car after it quit while driving up to the stage and then opened it up to find all that? How was it resolved or did you just shrug and get on with fixing it?

[Charley Lillard]

Mecum put me in touch with the seller who apologized and said it was all new except for the broken chain. He sent me a new chain and a service manual. It was later when I tore it down and found all the garbage parts, Reath crank that had been drilled and welded, ancient Mickey Thompson aluminum rods, pistons that had been dropped and then ground down, junk valves...Purely a engine thrown together for a auction.

[Verne_Frantz]

I don't get taken too often, but I bought this '63 300hp 327 from an infamous collector/restorer. HE said it was outside for one winter but covered up and should be fine inside. All the head bolts were finger tight and this is what I found when I took it apart. #7 piston and rod were missing. I still haven't gotten the pistons to move, and it's been soaking for months with a lot of banging.
Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

[markinnaples]

Yikes.

[427TJ]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Mecum put me in touch with the seller who apologized and said it was all new except for the broken chain. He sent me a new chain and a service manual. It was later when I tore it down and found all the garbage parts, Reath crank that had been drilled and welded, ancient Mickey Thompson aluminum rods, pistons that had been dropped and then ground down, junk valves...Purely a engine thrown together for a auction. </div></div>

I had a similar experience. Bought an engine from a &quot;reputable&quot; seller via the Internet, claimed to have only been run a short time, his friend wanted a milder engine, etc., etc. I buy it and it sat as you see it for a few years. I finally let my buddy tear it down and he uncovered all manner of mayhem. Crank was 10-10 (not mentioned) and scored, heads were junk and suffered a gasket failure, heads milled (not mentioned) too much (note valve seats) and couldn't be saved, rocker arms moved off valve stems and damaged the retainers on several valves. Block is being saved and my buddy had the crank polished. I've known my buddy since high school and he is a great guy so I let him have the whole mess for free. He sent me one of the junk alloy heads and he kept the other for desk art in his office. I'll hang mine on the wall in my garage as a memory of how stupid I was to believe what the seller claimed.

[Rixls6]

Staying with the latest theme of broken engines, this one was a fresh rebuild that broke at the track on the first run. Never did figure out what caused the carnage, but a guess would be hydro-lock.

[Postsedan]

Ouch [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

Dan

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Verne_Frantz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't get taken too often, but I bought this '63 300hp 327 from an infamous collector/restorer. HE said it was outside for one winter but covered up and should be fine inside. All the head bolts were finger tight and this is what I found when I took it apart. #7 piston and rod were missing. I still haven't gotten the pistons to move, and it's been soaking for months with a lot of banging.
Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]



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Verne, would an old fashioned caustic hot tanking melt the original pistons out of the bores?

[Verne_Frantz]

I don't know Steve. I've even thought about our old friend Evap-o-rust. I had planned to take it to a local engine builder but he doesn't have the caustic tank. I'd really love to save the block.

Verne