Re: Cam, lifters, motor trouble FYI..Kinda long.

[Tom Duross <tduross1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Oh man, Bill!
A lesson learned the hard way.
I am in the middle of obtaining parts (pahts) for a stroker project.  Should 
I be weary of one over the other?
Should I be mike-ing these lifters and bores myself before giving them to 
the builder?  Cam lobes too?
Sorry to hear about the misfortune but it sounds like you're OK now.

Tom Duross
Bahstin
(state of emergency here, 2+ feet and still blowing)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WC43613@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 9:37 AM
Subject: Cam, lifters, motor trouble FYI..Kinda long.


Okay, here goes. Keep in mind, I'm not bad mouthing any company. I'm just
telling what happened to me.
When I first started putting my big block together, I purchased the cam,
lifters, valve train etc. from Hughes Engines. When I broke the cam in, I 
had
too weak of springs in the Holley secondaries and the engine revved up on 
it's
own (using just the outer valve springs) and after checking  everything I
found that the two lifters on number 1 cylinder froze up, (and I do  mean 
froze
up. You couldn't pry them out)and caused the pushrods to bend plus  bending 
both
valves. Okay, part of that was my fault. I got everything fixed and  made
sure none of the other valves were hurt.
I called Hughes, told them what happened, ordered new lifters, 
(fortunately,
I had two extra push rods). They told me I should have used their 
burnishing
tool that they sell. Ordered that too for an extra $25.00 or  so.
Got the motor back together. Drove to several car shows last fall, no
problems. I was babying the car though, never got on it.
I thought I'd put some extra miles on the car before putting it away for 
the
winter. I decided to take a drive to a little town north of me on the
Expressway, (about a 30 mile trip one way). Never made it! About two-thirds 
of  the
way there the motor started making noises again. Got towed home, pulled the
top side apart again and guess what? Another lifter had froze up in the bore
again. Nobody has ever heard of this happening on a Mopar engine. Same as
before. You couldn't pry it out. Had to pull the front of the motor apart, 
take
out the cam and drive the lifter down and out. After inspecting the cam, the
lifter hung up in just the right spot and flattened the lobe on the cam.
So, I ordered a Mopar cam and lifters and installed it. I said to myself, 
no
more babying this thing. It's either go or blow. I broke the cam in and took
her out on the street. Power braked it and put it to the wood. Man, this
thing  pulled so hard it made me light headed. Pulled 4 shots like that and 
each
one  felt the same.
Something else; when I miced the Hughes lifter and compared it to the  Mopar
lifter, the Hughes was .001 bigger which could be the problem. I called 
them
again and the sales/tech guy said they have been having problems with the
lifters they get from the manufacturer. (Why didn't they tell me this from 
the
beginning?) Plus he told me that EVERYONE who sells lifters, gets them from 
the
same place. I don't believe that at all.
Anyway, just wanted to pass this along to anyone thinking about getting a
new cam, lifters etc. this winter. You may want to check around with 
different
companies.

Bill C.
64 Sport Fury
493 Max-Wedge Clone.

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