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How long is my engine gonna last? 120-130 1965

posted by  someone claiming to be cdu on  Mon Apr 11 08:03 CST 2005 [RELATED]


A friend with a 122 recently complained that he was driving
on the freeway and the motor sounded funny, then made a loud
bang and the car stopped running. I came over, mucked with it
a bit, then took the distributor cover off and saw that the
rotor was not turning when the motor was cranked.

I then took the valve cover off and was greeted with only
7 pushrods instead of the more common 8. I have no idea
where the last one is hiding though I wouldn't be surprised
if it was playing with the camshaft right now and that is
why the cam and dizzy aren't turning (stripped timing gear).

If the car weren't a rust heap it might be interesting to see
how hard it is to get running. As is, it will be an organ
donor...

Maybe the fiber gear here saved the motor from totally
grenading.
chris






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