What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

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  1. Paul Masson

    Paul Masson MCCI Atlantic Canada Rep

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    That looks AWESOME!:bananaman

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    started tearing my motor apart in the comet to get ready for the new cam, lifters, rocker arms, and rods..do you see anything wrong with the lifter on the left? its the lifter that ate the lobe off the new cam i put in back in the summer. now ive got what i hope is a better setup of parts ready to go back in..had a blast working on the car for the first time since the summer
     

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    car looks great man! i love the color(y)
     
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    Hope that means you're going with a roller cam this time.
     
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    unfortunately not..going back with a comp cam flat tap and lifters, replacing the summit cam and cheapo lifters..keeping my fingers crossed this time that the lifters arent junk. if the cam takes a crap this time, im definitely going to throw in a roller cam..the only reason im not going roller this time is because i got all the flat tappet parts in a trade and i thought id give them try
     
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    So, are the cam and lifters you got new?
    How did you break-in the cam/lifters last time?
    What oil/break-in lube did you use last time?
     
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    Made a electrolysis bucket.

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    Really nice looking Maverick.....................I've always been a sucker for white.............................nice job!
     
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    yeah the parts are all new..i believe it was rotella t(my ford mechanic recommended) for the break-in and i followed the break-in instructions that were recommended for the cam, and about 20 minutes into the break-in process thats when the motor developed a tick, which became a peck, which became a knock before we shut it off
     
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    Thanks for the kind words.... :Handshake
     
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    That's a real shame. Hopefully it won't happen again.
     
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    Exactly.............
     
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    predfan2001 David in Tn

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