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Posted: Mon May 27, 13 9:50 pm
by mopar_mark
Sorry to hear your woes Mick. I cant advise on your issue, but can say I heard nothing but excellent feedback about Morell lifters...
Posted: Mon May 27, 13 10:21 pm
by Mick70RR
mopar_mark wrote:Sorry to hear your woes Mick. I cant advise on your issue, but can say I heard nothing but excellent feedback about Morell lifters...
Thanks Mark.
I noticed tiny air bubbles in the oil on the dipstick after the lifters collapsed. Just wondering if that's causing the problem. I run a 7 quart pan and fill it until the oil is in between the full and add marks. Maybe I have to much oil in the pan and the crank is whipping it up. I might drop that lifter in some oil and see if I can get it to pump up. If it does I may give them another go and run less oil.
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 6:39 am
by cadboy
Nice to meet some of you and thanks for your advice on my car.
On its first outing showed a few signs, small leak, battery not charging anymore, but at least it got there and back.
Work to be done.
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 8:37 am
by Dave-R
challenger wrote:got a new PB 11.95@114mph
Brilliant! Well done mate.
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 8:47 am
by Dave-R
Mick70RR wrote:Not sure what's causing this.
Oil too thin for the engine?
I ask because I had this problem when I first got my Challenger. If the engine got to a higher temp than normal the tappets started to collapse. Letting the engine cool for a half hour used to cure it. But changing to a heavier oil cured it for good.
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 8:53 am
by AllKiller
Well done Jim...knew it was in there
John S get yer hair cut there another 10th there
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 9:10 am
by AllKiller
Mick with a bigger stroker crank you need to move the oil even further away...best way is to drop the sump and measure the amount and level and adjust accordingly by drilling a little hole on the dip stick for the new full level.
I think its still too much from what you have said hence the whipping oil effect....which may have caused the lifter to collapse
Do you have a windage tray ?
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 3:58 pm
by Ivor
It doesn't look like it was up to the usual standard, was the turnout of rods low as well?
Actually, I've just checked out UKDRN and Yawning Cat photography and it looks like there was a fir bit of action, but overall a bit quiet...
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 4:20 pm
by John
Ivor wrote:It doesn't look like it was up to the usual standard, was the turnout of rods low as well?
There was no shortage of turnouts Ivor, there was even toilet roll theft from the ladies toilets announced
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 4:22 pm
by Ivor
Thanks John, that puts everything into perspective!
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 4:45 pm
by Blue
If it hadn't been for the murdercycles, the VW's and the Gasser circus there would have been tumbleweed blowing through the place on Friday & Sat, picked up a bit on Sunday. In general a very low turnout on previous years.
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 5:11 pm
by R.RUNNER
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 5:18 pm
by AllKiller
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 5:56 pm
by Don
Posted: Tue May 28, 13 6:16 pm
by witorque
We did make Brooklands, left at 3 pm, got to Shakey at 5 pm
Brooklands was the better show, Shakey was maybe 20% full on the Monday compared to the hot rod drags. Good if you wanted to get a lot of track time though. A tailwind was helping times on Monday
335 mile round trip, 1.75 tanks of fuel
