MOTHER F*CKING CAMSHAFT
I am still in shock. I got up to the track again last night for a test and tune, and i heard the ticking again. This time, it sounded more like it was coming from the driver's side. I pulled the valve cover and sure enough, rocker was loose. So, I went to tigthen the adjusting nut, and it went all the way down. No good. So i loaded the car back up on the trailer and brought it home. i just got it off the trailer, unloaded and took the intake manifold off. I popped the lifter out, and, the tappet side is concave, a corner is chipped off, and the chamshaft lobe for this cylinder looks extremely rough. SON OF A B*TCH
Side note: I just called Autozone. "thank you for calling autozone this is some douchebag." Hi, do you have cherry pickers?" "im sorry?" "do you have cherry pickers, you know engine hoists? " "You mean those things with the bucket for getting up high?" "No, I mean an engine hoist, for pulling an engine out of a car." "Oh, we dont have those." "You mean you dont rent them or sell them?" "No, we can order you a jack that can lift the engine out for $178, but we dont have it." "Thanks." --end conversation
Anyway, Im pissed. If I go to a roller camshaft, this is costing me about $800, plus an engine hoist rental/purchase. I'd recommend not trying to be funny about this with me.
posted by Justin Short at 6:25 PM
6 Comments:
Is an engine hoist necessary to pull the camshaft out? I'm surprised you can't just pull the radiator and cross members out and slide the camshaft out the front.
If you've got a (very solid) ceiling joist, you can buy a hanging chain hoist for significantly cheaper than a hydraulic engine hoist. It may also be worthwhile to brace the joist with 4x4s while pulling the engine--I think you can get 10' posts for $10 or so.
I also suspect rental is cheaper there than it is there, so you should be able to pick up a standalone hoist for ~$30/day and just buy a cheap secondhand engine stand for the days when it's not back in the car.
...just remember to bolt those valve covers back on when you're done.
8/03/2007 07:53:00 PM
P.S. I agree with the Autozone douche--a cherry picker is a wanna-go-get-high bucket thing.
8/03/2007 07:54:00 PM
I found a neighbor who will loan me his. about to go pick it up once I get the headers out. At most its going to cost me a 12 pack.
I could have pulled the cam out the front, but I am concerned about any other damage that I cant see yet, so I am going to tear the engine down and check everything out.
8/03/2007 09:06:00 PM
While you've got it open, be sure to stick those vortex generators all through the intake stream. Like, in the intake manifold. And in the heads.
For, you know, efficiency.
8/03/2007 10:51:00 PM
You should have listened when I warned you about not running with out a heavy duty clutch belt.
8/04/2007 01:46:00 AM
What? No Pictures?
8/04/2007 11:05:00 AM
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