Hi all,
I had someone approach me at a Cars & Coffee the other day. Said he was having an issue with his '70 GTX 440 6-pack. He asked if I could stop by and take a look for him. He is not mechanically inclined.
I did stop by and I noticed that when he bumped the motor over, the distributor didn't spin. I pulled the distributor and could see the bronze (I believe) distributor gear was shredded. (See pics). He said he has less than 2,000 miles on this build (which someone did for him).
I believe that since there are pieces of this gear throughout the engine, that at a minimum, the intake and oil pan need to come off and, if possible, flush the oil passages to get the shavings out.
More likely the whole engine needs to be disassembled and cleaned.
Can I get your thoughts on this please?
Thanks!
Bob
I had someone approach me at a Cars & Coffee the other day. Said he was having an issue with his '70 GTX 440 6-pack. He asked if I could stop by and take a look for him. He is not mechanically inclined.
I did stop by and I noticed that when he bumped the motor over, the distributor didn't spin. I pulled the distributor and could see the bronze (I believe) distributor gear was shredded. (See pics). He said he has less than 2,000 miles on this build (which someone did for him).
I believe that since there are pieces of this gear throughout the engine, that at a minimum, the intake and oil pan need to come off and, if possible, flush the oil passages to get the shavings out.
More likely the whole engine needs to be disassembled and cleaned.
Can I get your thoughts on this please?
Thanks!
Bob