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midnight sun · April 30, 2005, 07:57:12 PM

Well I went on my 3rd "long distance tour" today. As you recall, my first outing resulted in a blown motor. The 2nd tour of 80 miles resulted in a push rod poking its ugly head through a rocker arm. Today we went from Grand Junction to Moab Utah. Its 90 miles each way. Car ran like a top for, are you ready........175 miles. Cruising along at about 65 and it started popping back through the carb. Had a little more lifter noise than normal. Any acceleration causes it to pop. The more acceleration the more popping. Limped home. Havent done anything yet. Im * and the car is too hot anyway. What a drag.

Im thinking burned valve, flat cam, busted valve spring. Any more ideas? Guess the first thing I will do is pull off the valve covers and look around. Then do a compression check. Im beginning to think this 327 is jinxed.

Later

phat46 · April 30, 2005, 07:59:38 PM

Im thinking burned valve, flat cam, busted valve spring. Any more ideas? Guess the first thing I will do is pull off the valve covers and look around. Then do a compression check. Im beginning to think this 327 is jinxed.

That really sucks!!!
I had a smallblock act like that, turned out to be a flat cam....

Crosley.In.AZ · April 30, 2005, 08:14:47 PM

pull the rocker arm covers.

look at the exhaust valve rockers movement.

Dave · April 30, 2005, 08:48:46 PM

Quote from: "midnight sun"Well I went on my 3rd "long distance tour" today. As you recall, my first outing resulted in a blown motor. The 2nd tour of 80 miles resulted in a push rod poking its ugly head through a rocker arm. Today we went from Grand Junction to Moab Utah. Its 90 miles each way. Car ran like a top for, are you ready........175 miles. Cruising along at about 65 and it started popping back through the carb. Had a little more lifter noise than normal. Any acceleration causes it to pop. The more acceleration the more popping. Limped home. Havent done anything yet. Im * and the car is too hot anyway. What a drag.

Im thinking burned valve, flat cam, busted valve spring. Any more ideas? Guess the first thing I will do is pull off the valve covers and look around. Then do a compression check. Im beginning to think this 327 is jinxed.

Later

Dam that sucks.. I hope you find the problem and get er fixed up for good.
Dave

chris spokes · May 01, 2005, 12:22:09 AM

might be another rocker could be time for rollers

chopper · May 01, 2005, 06:57:51 AM

Hey man... that's tough luck.
At least if I'm right you haven't much to worry about. Sounds like a pushrod.
Chopper

rx4ord · May 01, 2005, 07:12:48 AM

Sounds like it to me,but why? Wrong rocker ratio or wrong post angle/height? Valves not nudging a piston as a result of above?

Phil1934 · May 01, 2005, 09:09:23 AM

I'll guess pulled rocker stud.

slocrow · May 01, 2005, 09:42:03 AM

Sorry but my guess is a wiped exhaust lobe. Compression check should be good........