Red Deer Ram
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So, had a stuck lifter, my truck had sit for a time without being ran. It made A ton of noise after being ran and for whatever reason but after awhile freed itself up. Didn’t drive it much… so i Changed the oil, and Lo and behold, metal filings… So I decided to be pre-emotive and swap out the cam and lifters…
So, I bought a stage 1 Comp Cam, Johnson Lifters, timing chain, Hellcat oil pump and now I dug in. But had a big surprise today… All lifters are fine, Cam is fine… not a mark on it… engine is spotless, zero varnish. The tensioner had slight wear. Engine has 70,000 miles.
After the stuck lifter, the engine ran with a little less power I believe and had a bit of a lope to it. No MIL lamp indicator.
Cylinder walls are tidy, and still show some crosshatching not a scratch… bottom end spins freely… where did the filings come from? Crank? Man… I am dropping the oil pan to swap in the new pump… guess I should be looking at crank bearings? Anyone have a similar situation?
I‘ve owned it since new, ran on synthetic and well maintained…
So, I bought a stage 1 Comp Cam, Johnson Lifters, timing chain, Hellcat oil pump and now I dug in. But had a big surprise today… All lifters are fine, Cam is fine… not a mark on it… engine is spotless, zero varnish. The tensioner had slight wear. Engine has 70,000 miles.
After the stuck lifter, the engine ran with a little less power I believe and had a bit of a lope to it. No MIL lamp indicator.
Cylinder walls are tidy, and still show some crosshatching not a scratch… bottom end spins freely… where did the filings come from? Crank? Man… I am dropping the oil pan to swap in the new pump… guess I should be looking at crank bearings? Anyone have a similar situation?
I‘ve owned it since new, ran on synthetic and well maintained…