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> Guess the failure
1bad914
post May 13 2007, 06:15 PM
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Based on the pictures can you guess what failed on this brand new motor with less than 45 minutes running time???



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1bad914   Guess the failure   May 13 2007, 06:15 PM
So.Cal.914   BUMMER.   May 13 2007, 06:18 PM
type47   the positioning pin that locates the bearing so th...   May 13 2007, 06:21 PM
Matt Romanowski   Who bought the bearings with double pin holes? Bum...   May 13 2007, 06:21 PM
1bad914   Good guess, but the pins were right, they were pou...   May 13 2007, 06:24 PM
type47   if it started to spin the bearings, would that mea...   May 13 2007, 06:28 PM
bondo   I'm going to guess oil pump failure.   May 13 2007, 06:29 PM
1bad914   Case was fine, miked it all, it had never been ali...   May 13 2007, 06:32 PM
1bad914   BINGO!!! Oil pump let me down, not rea...   May 13 2007, 06:38 PM
type47   what's the wisdom on re-using oil pumps (stock...   May 13 2007, 06:45 PM
1bad914   I usually do not take a chance on using a used one...   May 13 2007, 06:48 PM
john rogers   That is really painful to see! We used to have...   May 13 2007, 06:55 PM
bondo   Yikes. Shouldn't you have seen the lack of oil...   May 13 2007, 07:05 PM
scotty b   I assume you packed it with jelly ?? I forgot it o...   May 13 2007, 07:17 PM
Paul Illick   My guess too, that the pump cavitated.   May 13 2007, 07:43 PM
Jake Raby   The Type 1 pumps can't really fail unless they...   May 13 2007, 08:09 PM
McMark   Oil pumps can be finicky for the first pressurizat...   May 13 2007, 08:16 PM
Jake Raby   BTW- IF the oil pressure relief hangs open there w...   May 13 2007, 08:30 PM
1bad914   Yes I primed the motor until the oil light went ou...   May 13 2007, 08:37 PM
1bad914   I was banging around on the number three, it was i...   May 13 2007, 08:48 PM
Jake Raby   An engine should NEVER be hard to spin when new...   May 13 2007, 08:53 PM


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