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Well that bites.
By Dave Shoe - 03/18/2001 3:14:25 AM; IP 216.243.158.51
Complications stink, but they're part of the game.

As for FE oiling: The stock FE oiling system is GREAT, except when it comes to the oil pan. Fast front-sump FEs can dump the oil out of the pan when accelerating or cornering hard. I don't suspect you are dealing with any oil pan limitations, so this is not a factor to you.

I've heard all the stories about how you need to drill and chamfer FE oil passages, add oil restrictiors to the heads, etc, etc, etc, and find that most are unneeded unless you are hanging the revs way out there. The FE flows oil just fine, so long as the pump pick-up can find any oil in the pan.

Stock rockershafts are not sufficient to supporting modern fast-ramp camshaft profiles when coupled to performance springs, but they work great in any stock cam FE application.

A burnt valve isn't gonna show up only after an intake reinstall - it's gonna show up gradually over time. still, if you suspect a bad valve, it's worth a cylinder compression check.

Why was the intake removed to begin with? This info may help diagnosis. A new "miss" does not sound like a mal-adjusted valve - it sounds like high-voltage leaks.

Shoe.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5547&Reply=5547><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5547" onclick="return false;">Help now!!</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Al, <i>03/16/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5547', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5547') }); </script>  Help now!! -- Al, 03/16/2001
 You probably do want to reinstall that pan. -- Dave Shoe, 03/16/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5577&Reply=5547><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5577" onclick="return false;">New proablem</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Al, <i>03/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5577', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5577') }); </script>  New proablem -- Al, 03/18/2001
Well that bites. -- Dave Shoe, 03/18/2001
 Check the pushrods... -- Ross, 03/19/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5581&Reply=5547><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5581" onclick="return false;">RE: Old parts are matched, did you?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>RC Moser, <i>03/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5581', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5581') }); </script>  RE: Old parts are matched, did you? -- RC Moser, 03/18/2001
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 RE: Old parts are matched, did you? -- RC Moser, 03/19/2001
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