Silverbacks MM

[CBT]

Crazy, I'm betting Pat is breathing a little easier.

 

[SC Cheesehead]

Crazy, I'm betting Pat is breathing a little easier.

+1

You gotta love a happy ending.

 

[Zack]

+1

You gotta love a happy ending.

Especially when it doesnt result in pregnancy!

 

[SC Cheesehead]

Especially when it doesnt result in pregnancy!

True, that!

 

[Marauder03]

Stupid question: Can the valve seals be replaced without removing the heads or disturbing the cams? I.e. in your driveway? I'm afraid of messing with the cams and screwing up the timing. (I've got 127k on mine, they've got to be worn by now).

 

[Zack]

Stupid question: Can the valve seals be replaced without removing the heads or disturbing the cams? I.e. in your driveway? I'm afraid of messing with the cams and screwing up the timing. (I've got 127k on mine, they've got to be worn by now).

Sure but you need to fill the cylinders with air, get the ford spring compressor and allot about 12 solid hours to do the job. I did my 2v towncar a while back and it took 6 solid hours.

 

[Zack]

Almost done.
The Blue Cam Cover are WAY Deeper Blue in person.

Once I get it running I then have to replace a bad teflon seal in one of the power steering lines, fuel filter mod and adjust the transmission.

 

[guspech750]

Those cam covers look great Zack!!

 

[SC Cheesehead]

Those cam covers look great Zack!!

+1!

Very nice!

 

[Silverback]

Zack, the color of the cam covers is just great. Thanks for a great selection.

Pat

 

[huh?!]

Love the cam covers!!!!

 

[24shofast]

Great looking engine! I like the blue as well

 

[Zack]

Its alive and runs perfect. Changed a leaking power steering pressure hose and the oil filter adapter gasket too due to leaks.
Have to.do the fuel filter mod, adjust the shifts a bit and call it DONE.

 

[Silverback]

That's welcomed news Zack. Thanks. Do you per chance have any more pictures of the repair process?

 

[Zack]

That's welcomed news Zack. Thanks. Do you per chance have any more pictures of the repair process?

Sorry I dont Pat.

It got a little redundant (to me) to keep taking pics of identical repairs.

 

[guspech750]

Nice to see Pats MM is going home soon.

 

[Silverback]

Zack;

This is Patricia, Patrick read your thread about needing a new engine for a car sitting in your drive way and fainted.

I'm trying to revive him now, tell me it's not his car.

Mrs. Pat

 

[Zack]

^^^^ Seriously? ? LOL

 

[CBT]

Zack;

This is Patricia, Patrick read your thread about needing a new engine for a car sitting in your drive way and fainted.

I'm trying to revive him now, tell me it's not his car.

Mrs. Pat

Elevate his legs, tilt his head back, commence pouring Blue Moons down his throat hole.

 

[SC Cheesehead]

Elevate his legs, tilt his head back, commence pouring Blue Moons down his throat hole.

Yeah, it may not solve any problems, but he'll sure feel better about 'em...:rollpicard:

 

[Silverback]

No it isn't Silverback. His repair is completed and only a couple of older issues remain. Zack is addressing those now.

To be truthful, Zack has been very careful with Silverback and has pointed out areas that require attention for me to decide. Some I contracted to have fixed, others to defer for a time.

Although Zack's shop is a long way from my home certain events, have reduced the impact of travel, Louisville GTG at the delivery end and Bodyman's GTG at the pick-up end, so that it was feasible to have Zack repair the car.

Zack's evaluation is that Silverback's performance is "just dandy".

 

[Zack]

I got the bucking fixed Pat...the upshift schedule was overlapping the downshift schedule in places.
The high idle still remains. There is no vacuum leak, so that leaves dirty butterflies in the TB, misadjusted TPS or a dirty IAC.

 

[Zack]

oh....LOL

Ever wondered how much timing was in a non-intercooled Marauder at 6000????

6.5 degrees OMG

 

[Silverback]

oh....LOL

Ever wondered how much timing was in a non-intercooled Marauder at 6000????

6.5 degrees OMG

Zack I don't know if that 6.5 is good or bad? I can tell you that in my last tune in Dallas the tuner said the car did not like to be advanced much on the timing and he purposely kept it low.

As far as the idle, the IAC was replaced for a wandering idle, last year, the TB was cleaned but not disassembled. I'm trying to remember when the Idle went from 700 to 900 but nothing comes to mind.

Glad you were able to fix that bucking issue, that was a real pain. Thanks.

 

[Zack]

Still cant find the high idle problem.
There are no vacuum leaks, and I even lowered the IAC duty cycle in the tune.

The TPS voltage was 1.01 and i thought that would fix it by adjusting it down to .97 but that didnt help.
Ill try a known good IAC next.