DeTomaso Mailing List: October 97, Message #70
     



From: 	Dennis Antenucci <itbewild@gte.net>

Subject: TIMKO CELL PHONE ON?

Date: 	Thu, 2 Oct 1997 23:23:14 +0000



PAUL IN SOUTH CENTRAL...



TURN-ON-CELL-PHONE-TURN-ON-CELL-PHONE-TURN-ON-CELL PHONE!!!!!!!!

 

YO DUUUDDDE,

Jus' got your tel. msg. Hey Preppy I called your cell phone number three 

times - it ain't on!. . . Ya gotta turn it on if you want to get 

messages home boy! 



If your still alive and got clothes on call me back. . .beer is on 

ice...Chicks on beach! 



I can still see naked chicks in the surf! Oh, never mind, it's GONancy! 

:-]



mAd dOG in Surf City (714) 965-1616

Paul Timko wrote:

> 

> Thanks for all the advice.  The first thing I did was invest a massive $16 for

> an official Sears Automotive Stethoscope.

> What I did find was that the sound wasn't louder near the exhaust.  I was

> running the engine without the passenger rocker cover on.  This was so I could

> check those lifters again.  What I did find is that it gets awfully dark way

> too early these days and without valve covers oil tends to spill out onto the

> exhaust headers.  All the rockers started off sounding the same.  But after a

> few minutes, one of them was much louder than the others.  I had to shut it

> down at this point, too much oil was leaking onto the headers.  So I went

> through the trouble of re-checking all the lifter pre-loads and found that

> that particular lifter had about 0.080" of pre-load.  My lifters were supposed

> to be between 0.030" and 0.045".  I ordered a special pushrod to replace this

> one.

> 

> About the responses.  I just finished a rebuild, so the timing chain

> is brand new.  The pistons are forged and I didn't do anything special with

> the top of the bore.  The lifters are Comp-Cams High Energy Lifters.  These

> aren't supposed to a Rhoades style lifter.  In order to check the pre-load, I

> had to rotate the engine 6-8 times around by hand before the lifters had all

> lost their oil, allowing them to be compressed.  I have the correct 2V valves

> in my Australian 2v heads.  Replaced these myself.

> 

> Dave I hope it isn't wrist pin noise.  Particular in light of my recent botch

> of the first rebuild.  Ruined a set of pistons because I didn't oil them

> before rebuilding.  I didn't make that mistake the second time.

> 

> Piston slap, now there's a concept.  I don't remember what that sounds like.

> It has been too long.  The sound definitely changed as the engine heated up.

> 

> I "stuck" in LA, so I won't be able to check it again until Friday evening.

> 

> Thanks for the help so far, I will be sure and keep everyone updated.

> 

> Paul #9270