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Originally Posted by gamefreakgc
Put in aftermarket cams with shim spacers. All was good for 2 months with lots of power. Then started to hear a "clicking" noise at idle that sounded like a valve tick. Adjusted the valve clearances again (did it after the camshaft install the first time) and the intake was WAY out of spec. That should have been my clue but I just shimmed it again and kept driving.
Clicking gets worse. Decide to keep driving it and change the oil soon, maybe it was just a bit low or thin. One morning about 50 feet from my house I hear a loud PING and the engine just about dies on me. Flooring it, I get it around the block and back to my house. Parked it on the RV pad and open up the valve covers and the engine spit a shim, crushed it and sent metal shards all through the oil and engine. It was done.
I still have plans to put the camshafts back in but after I put in stiffer springs (should have done that in the first place) as well as converting it shim under bucket.
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Sorry man thats a rough go
I dont fully take responsibility for this just yet as i know for a fact that i torqued my spark plugs to spec but had one blow out last week as i was driving home and it took the threads with it. Melted the coil pack and broke the upper mount, dousing the engine bay in oil as well. I was leaving town the next day and just got back so now i finally get to time-sert the head and hope for the best.
