My Flat Tappet Cam Wiped Out So I Decided To Go Roller

[Supercharged111]

I don't wanna piss him off, he may not come back and, I still have to finish our kitchen

There's gotta be something you can hold over his head

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

There's gotta be something you can hold over his head

What? Like "I brought you into this world, I can take you out!" Unfortunately, he's bigger than me now, it's been years since I thought I could take him

 

[Supercharged111]

What? Like "I brought you into this world, I can take you out!" Unfortunately, he's bigger than me now, it's been years since I thought I could take him

I was thinking something more in tune with the fact that youth and exuberance are no match for old age and treachery.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

youth and exuberance are no match for old age and treachery.

IDK if that counts anymore, he's 39 years old.

 

[df2x4]

Speaking as a son around that age who occasionally helps his dad with stuff, bribery works.

Thanks for documenting this project, it's been fun following along.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

I was going through some of my pictures and came across these. Just for fun, here's one of the fridge in my shop when I first started going down this rabbit hole due to the blown head gaskets.

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Here's it after Monday's exercise and, hopefully won't have any added going forward. Guess which ones aren't in my truck now

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Magnets don't count

 

[Supercharged111]

Speaking as a son around that age who occasionally helps his dad with stuff, bribery works.

Thanks for documenting this project, it's been fun following along.

You catch more flies with honey than vinegar, don't you? I guess we can deduce that PWT is just being cheap then.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

I guess we can deduce that PWT is just being cheap then.

Kinda, I'm just trying to realize my ROI for the $26K I spent sending him to Wyotech, in Laramie WY, almost 20 years ago

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

My A.I.R. (AKA Smog) pump's bearing is feeling a little rough so, I looked around for a replacement, no joy! They're NLA plus, I no longer live in CA, my truck is exempt, all the pipes and pump are ugly, and always get in the way! I posted earlier about the M22X1.5 plugs and ordered a serpentine belt which will (hopefully) bypass the pump. In the past I've always tried to order Gates belts and hoses. Here's what I found online at OReillyAuto.com - it has "Made in China" all over it plus here's how it was packaged

The belt and a return order sticker,

Shipping a lot of A.I.R. there huh?

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[PlayingWithTBI]

I got my headers wrapped, maybe this will help reduce engine compartment heat, save the plug wires, and boots.

I watched a recent Engine Masters episode where they compared painted, ceramic coated, and wrapped LT headers. The wrapped headers ran so much cooler on the outside than the others. As far as Torque and Horse Power, no advantage from either of them, the power curves where almost identical.

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