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WASTED MOTOR TODAY...**picture UPDATE 11/7/09 ** #513328
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Was going to try for a new best today,,,DA was very good,,,so we headed to Beech Bend for some racing....

First pass was fine,,,in fact,,,got a 1.41 60',,,they were only running 1/8 mile today,,,,and the car seemed ok...

Second run,,,normal burnout....but felt like it spun hard off the line,,,,,pulled second,,,,and BANG,,,,,felt like someone was hitting the underside of the car with a hammer...pulled over quick,,,and shut it off.....

Fire coming out of the passenger side collector,,,,nothing under the hood,,,,,put out the collector,,,,nothing major....

I thought i broke the rear end.... the driveshaft was still intact,,,and no leaks anywhere under the car,,,,,towed back to the trailer,,,,winched it up,,,and got home....

Pulled the valvecover's,,,and this is what i see...oil/water mixture coated on the inside,,,,,



Checked the rockers,,,,and note,,,i am now MISSING 4 pushrods,,,,they are gone....



Pulled the intake and valley pan off,,,,,,stuff all over the place,,,total carnage....

(lifter broken in half,,,rod bolts,,,part of a rod,,,shrapnel,,,lifter bore broke off,,,and the middle of the cam is GONE.....with the center portion of the block blown out....





missing cam...











I was "thinking" of a 572 at somepoint in the future....but wasnt planning on doing it this way....

Still have to pull the motor,,,and the heads,,,and see what they look like,,,,,
I hope i didnt trash the heads as well.....


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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #513329
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It looks bad, I hope you find some good parts in there.

Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #513330
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Dang Doug, REAL sorry to hear/see that. Do you have any guesses what let go first? I'd guess a rod.

Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #513331
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WOW what a mess.i am glad you did not get any under the tire or have a fire.that is gunna hurt.i hope you can recover over time.

[Do you have any guesses what let go first? I'd guess a rod. ]



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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #513332
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You're right. That's not pretty.




Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: blownzoom440] #513333
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Sorry to hear about the loss of the motor. At least it did it at the end of the year rather than the beginning.


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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: WILD BILL] #513334
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Doug, just built a killer 500 motor with mega block, 440-1's, you can have it cheap. 722 hp, if you need one.

Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: WILD BILL] #513335
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Wow bummer ..I hate to see that..real mess..

Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: WILD BILL] #513336
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That's ugly Just think That new block and all those extra cubic inches will give you all kindsa new best ET's & 60's. Gunna be a long winter anyway.Good luck on your new build.


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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: hemi-itis] #513337
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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #513338
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Sorry to see that.I have been there before. I broke a rod in the lights at 127 mph in '95. I was able to salvage one cylinder head,the intake and carburetor and balancer.


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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: B1KILLER] #513339
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Ouch, that sucks man Looks like it pitched a rod, then sawed the cam in half. At least you didn't oil down your slicks and hurt the car or yourself.

Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: Hemiroid] #513340
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Ouch, that sucks man At least you didn't oil down your slicks and hurt the car or yourself.





I Agree!! Sorry to see the carnage, Glad you weren't hurt... In the lights coulda been a handful...

Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #513341
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Thanks guys,,,,
I was glad it wasnt worse at the track, ,,especially after looking at the amount of damage inside,,,,the car didnt leak a drop,,and i shut it off ASAP when it started coming apart and pulled over.....

I'll pull the heads tomorrow to have a look,,,,and pull the rest of the motor/trans later this week,,,,more pic's to follow...

Doug

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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #513342
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Ouch, that sucks man At least you didn't oil down your slicks and hurt the car or yourself.





I Agree!! Sorry to see the carnage, Glad you weren't hurt... In the lights coulda been a handful...




Sorry to hear it though.

Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: BSB67] #513343
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Code Red, Doctor Doug, scrub up. . Sorry about the loss, Doctor.

Hate hearing the news , Doug. Sorry. At least you did not hurt or damage the car, driving through oil. Might be time for a Koleno block. Sorry again.


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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: sunroofgtx] #513344
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Thank God in all stayed in side the motor. That could have been much worse.

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Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: Dodgeman67] #513345
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Ouch. That hurts. As said, glad it all stayed in the engine, and at least it wasnt a mega $$$ aftermarket block, if you want to look on the bright side.

Re: WASTED MOTOR TODAY....not pretty.,,,,,,,, [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #513346
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I know the feeling.Hopefully the damage is limited to what's been posted.


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Sorry to hear that, Doug, thank the Lord it didn't puke any gooey stuff out in front of the tires and you kept the shiney side up.


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