<![CDATA[My air cooled crank]]>Got the turbo and header off so far, got two holes in the block and the piece in between isn't held on by much. Looks like #3 failed, I can see the main part of the rod in the oil pan, so either the wrist pin failed or the rod bolts failed. My guess would be wrist pin.

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You can see the rod sitting in the oil pan in this pic, the wrist pin hole in the rod is there, but wrist pin is nowhere to be seen. Thats a fairly big piece of aluminum behind the rod, I guess thats part of the piston.

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Looks good though

Monty

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63vette;274993 wrote:
So you took a old piston and dropped in into a freshly honed cylinder so you could take a picture???????? Im just sayin....

I'm trying to sabotage my engine as much as possible... gotta give Bill a chance to keep up this year. 🙂 ha ha

The old piston was nice and clean.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263419https://fargostreet.com/post/263419Sun, 17 May 2009 13:30:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Sun, 17 May 2009 08:18:27 GMT]]>So you took a old piston and dropped in into a freshly honed cylinder so you could take a picture???????? Im just sayin....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263410https://fargostreet.com/post/263410Sun, 17 May 2009 08:18:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Sun, 17 May 2009 00:55:39 GMT]]>Dave, are you gonna remove that extra piston before you bolt the cylinder head on? :icon_geek:

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DaveH;274732 wrote:
#2 piston is way down low, and I just set an old piston on top of it so you can tell the difference in comp ratio from old to new pistons.

Ok I get it.... at first I was like WTF is Dave doing....I did not even look at the placement of the pistons in relation to the stroke I just seen a shiney flat top next to a used dish piston.... I was thinking "well top fuelers stagger their compression ratio" .... LOL

Later dude

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263192https://fargostreet.com/post/263192Thu, 14 May 2009 23:48:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Thu, 14 May 2009 17:25:20 GMT]]>Looks good.

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tqisking;274671 wrote:
Ok I have to ask.... Why 2 different type pistons?

Since you aren't a I6 guy, I'll let it slide. :icon_rendeer:

#2 piston is way down low, and I just set an old piston on top of it so you can tell the difference in comp ratio from old to new pistons.

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tqisking;274671 wrote:
Ok I have to ask.... Why 2 different type pistons?

haha

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DaveH;272769 wrote:
The engine is back together and in the car, still assembling the other stuff, got the tranny and converter on last nite, etc.

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Ok I have to ask.... Why 2 different type pistons?

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Slowica;273824 wrote:
its pretty prestigious. gonna give HIN a run for thier money.

Shouldn't be hard HIN sucks. Standing in line for 45 minutes to pay $25 to get in and see a bunch of teens walking around....

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KA-T_240;273798 wrote:
South car show!!! ooooooo

its pretty prestigious. gonna give HIN a run for thier money.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/262218https://fargostreet.com/post/262218Fri, 08 May 2009 20:10:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Fri, 08 May 2009 19:26:08 GMT]]>^ lawlz im on the shop computer now. its may 29th, and yes dave you are more than welcome to come ill get a fourm. and can drop it by when ever for you to fill it out and ill give it to cross its 5$. just give me a call i have the fourm 701-320-0484 thanks

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purpleEj1;273752 wrote:
Dave you gana be at the south high car show this year? Its may 29th, it should be good we have a role over simulator, and Dennis Walaker will be making an appearance.

When is it, ill have to stop by and give cross shit.

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purpleEj1;273752 wrote:
Dave you gana be at the south high car show this year? Its may 29th, it should be good we have a role over simulator, and Dennis Walaker will be making an appearance.

If they invite me again this year, most likely I'll be there.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/262179https://fargostreet.com/post/262179Fri, 08 May 2009 17:08:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Fri, 08 May 2009 16:37:35 GMT]]>Dave you gana be at the south high car show this year? Its may 29th, it should be good we have a role over simulator, and Dennis Walaker will be making an appearance.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/262172https://fargostreet.com/post/262172Fri, 08 May 2009 16:37:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:57:16 GMT]]>Looking good. I am making a point to coming up and running at least one or two track days with you guys this season.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/261244https://fargostreet.com/post/261244Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:57:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:38:57 GMT]]>lets see some 7s this year

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/261236https://fargostreet.com/post/261236Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:38:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:10:02 GMT]]>Yeehaw. 🙂

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daveh;272789 wrote:
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i kinda figured it was something like that.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/261215https://fargostreet.com/post/261215Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:27:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:32:38 GMT]]>glad to see flat tops in there, you will really like how much better it will run with that compression. you go with another NA crank?

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/261209https://fargostreet.com/post/261209Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:51:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:35:10 GMT]]>Is that concrete in your coolant passages?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/261200https://fargostreet.com/post/261200Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:35:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My air cooled crank on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:46:55 GMT]]>The engine is back together and in the car, still assembling the other stuff, got the tranny and converter on last nite, etc.

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