Slade88
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I’m buying another truck next Friday so I can focus on my Chevy, I definitely created these problems and I accept that, it’s damage control time now, this was my first engine build
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Glitter and flakesIs shavings or like glitter? Glitter in my experience is bearings.
I used summit zinc break in oilUH! HUH! Full synthetic for cam break in= bad move. Pretty sure break-in methods and what oil to use are clearly outlined in Comp's instruction which you should have read. The goldish-bronze-ish metalflake oil is more than likely overheated steel shavings from the cam and lifters self-destructing. Driving around for a week knowing lash was not set correctly = another bad move.
Have someone pull the pan if you want to but those metalflakes have been run through every single orfice in the engine and your cam and crank bearings. Time for an engine teardown and cleaning.
It runs great, real smooth. It has no coolant leak or overheat while driving, a little hotter then usual but that’s itWithout a professional diagnosis it could be anywhere from minor nicked bearing to major problems. Questions that come mind. It runs badly why continue driving? Why didn't you catch the coolant leak / overheat before driving?
Everybody has a good idea, maybe. But for just starting out, following the service manual doctrine would keep you on the right track.
It’s idling maybe 50 rpm lower, but I have played with the idleIf he can pick copper flakes out of the oil with his fingers, an oil analysis is just a waste of money.
I like the idea of the distributor gear... easy check and hopefully the problem.
The lower oil pressure may be an issue unless its idling lower than it was before because of the cam. As long as cruising RPM oil pressure is the same that may just be an idle speed issue.
Comp said my stock springs would be fineAgree on the oil analysis. Irregardless a teardown in necessary. If you can pick the metal shavings up you should be able to find the damage visually.
I can't see Comp using a roller blank to grind a hft profile that calls for a melonized gear but the literature might state it. Maybe there was a problem with his distributor gear already that he missed. Helical cut gears can be funny. In a lot of applications it calls for them to be replaced in sets. That info might not be in FSM but most machinist's handbooks touch on it. Most times you get lucky, sometimes you don't.
From the wrong oil, to the valves too tight, to the overheating, everything about the break -in went wrong. Followed by continued driving. smh
No mention of a valve spring change to accommodate the fast rate cam or a check for coil bind, guide/retainer clearance, etc. All of which had been discussed with him by multiple people in multiple threads.
Not that hard to find a problem that you created.
If you had fruits and nuts, plus glitter and flakes, I'd say you were driving in California.Glitter and flakes