Sometimes you win and sometimes you loose
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:23 am
Well we took the car to the track on Sat. Nice weather, was going to be a high of 84F, clear skies.
I had two goals, to see what the car does on motor only and then see if I can reach my goal of running a ten, with a 150 shot.
First run, I hit the best time on motor, 11.36 @ 117.64.
Went back to the pit, Ray and I installed the bottle and set the timing at 30.
Jets were 70 NOS/ 57 fuel, fuel pressure was at 5.5 psi, bottle pressure was at 900 psi.
Car left good off of the transbrake, was running down the track and around 3/4 way, I felt a slight hesitation, but stayed in it.
Right after crossing, the oil pressure warning light came on and the motor started dying, then as I started to come back the return road, it died and wouldn't restart. I thought maybe I blew the alternator belt off again, so I got out and check if it was still on and it was.
Motor was locked up.
I got towed back to the pits, and Ray started taking out the plugs, the whole even side was good, and then he got to #5 plug and found the ground and tip completely smashed. The #5 exhaust rocker was also very loose and if I'm correct, Ray said the spring looks to be compressed, so his thoughts were that either a valve dropped of a piston broke.
Only good news about this was, I ran a 10.43 @ 125.64
Now I'm not sure what to do next?
But like I was told, sometimes you win and sometimes you loose.....
Anyone have a spare motor they want to send my way.....
I had two goals, to see what the car does on motor only and then see if I can reach my goal of running a ten, with a 150 shot.
First run, I hit the best time on motor, 11.36 @ 117.64.
Went back to the pit, Ray and I installed the bottle and set the timing at 30.
Jets were 70 NOS/ 57 fuel, fuel pressure was at 5.5 psi, bottle pressure was at 900 psi.
Car left good off of the transbrake, was running down the track and around 3/4 way, I felt a slight hesitation, but stayed in it.
Right after crossing, the oil pressure warning light came on and the motor started dying, then as I started to come back the return road, it died and wouldn't restart. I thought maybe I blew the alternator belt off again, so I got out and check if it was still on and it was.
Motor was locked up.
I got towed back to the pits, and Ray started taking out the plugs, the whole even side was good, and then he got to #5 plug and found the ground and tip completely smashed. The #5 exhaust rocker was also very loose and if I'm correct, Ray said the spring looks to be compressed, so his thoughts were that either a valve dropped of a piston broke.
Only good news about this was, I ran a 10.43 @ 125.64
Now I'm not sure what to do next?
But like I was told, sometimes you win and sometimes you loose.....
Anyone have a spare motor they want to send my way.....