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[SS4Matt]

[quote=CollinsAutomotive]Shwan i wondered about this happening. Can you take a picture of the last cylinder ont eh passenegers side. Looks like i

good call...i didn't even notice that. there does appear to be a witness mark where the valve tried to play the pin cusion game with your piston.

weird thing is that the rattle noise sounded like it was coming from the front of the block, not the rear???

[Keego Ridah]

oh no that sound definitley is going from the mid to the back, my head is at Knights right now, it didnt show any signs of the pistons fighting the valves so i have no idea whats up right now? Could that sound be coming from a blown exhaust manifold gasket?

[SS4Matt]

no it was way to rattly and knocking sounding to be a leaky exhaust...a leaky exhaust will just sound like Mike Floyds Truck (i'm sure you've heard that thing from your house when he rolls over to erin power's house )

[Keego Ridah]

no it was way to rattly and knocking sounding to be a leaky exhaust...a leaky exhaust will just sound like Mike Floyds Truck (i'm sure you've heard that thing from your house when he rolls over to erin power's house )

yes i have lol

[Keego Ridah]

Well im stumped, head's are good, Valves good, Pistons good, springs good, Rockers good, Valve guides good, push rods good, Lifters good, i have new seals, well when i get the parts im going to put it together and see whats up, im so cunfused

[Keego Ridah]

UPDATE! I have my header gaskets and my head gaskets just waiting on the new head bolts which should be here tommarow because i over nighted them, should have the car back together by friday, going to start on it tommarow if i have the bolts in, i also took the lifters off yesterday and checked them, they looked all good!

[1BADAIR]

It looks like you need a PCV catch can. Look at all the oil in the intake runners

[Keego Ridah]

It looks like you need a PCV catch can. Look at all the oil in the intake runners

What is a PCV catch can? I've never heard of that

[96mikez28]

UPDATE! I have my header gaskets and my head gaskets just waiting on the new head bolts which should be here tommarow because i over nighted them, should have the car back together by friday, going to start on it tommarow if i have the bolts in, i also took the lifters off yesterday and checked them, they looked all good!

sweet, if you need a hand let me know!

[Keego Ridah]

sweet, if you need a hand let me know!

alright thanks but i should be all good!

[1BADAIR]

some people us air compressor filters in the pvc line. I have a AMW catch can. Greddy and many others also make them.

Here is a pic of mine

[SS4Matt]

Larry, what patriot heads do you have? and what size are the valves??

[Keego Ridah]

Bolts are here! Time to put the bird back together!!!

[Superman09]

good luck! Hope it all goes well for ya and she runs good!

[1BADAIR]

Larry, what patriot heads do you have? and what size are the valves??

they are patriot castings.
FOrce Fed High Performance gets them and reworks a few things. Patriot had issues with valve seat so FFHP cuts them out and installed new ones, Ported them a little and installed new guides, and seal
They are still pretty pathetic.

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