ouch thats not good... well good thing we have two series this year. it kinda lets this stuff happen and still be able to do good in the points
I broke two of those the same way on my S/E dragster. Takes a minute to realize why it won't back up. It is a relief when you finally figure out it isn't the trans.
Sorry to hear that Don. Rick that is weird that happened, I will continue with the phrase of the day "never heard of that happening before"
started to put my pld engine back together. just gotta put all the accessory parts and pulleys back on. should be able to put the convertor and tranny back on tomorrow. i put the oil primer down into the distributor hole and couldn't find the oil pump shaft. probably won't get to the other engine til next week so i can try and get this one ready for saturday.
With any luck Don it won't be as bad as it sounds...if the motor was still purring when you shut it down it'll be OK... I had the exact same thing happen to the white car at the track a few years back and it had just sheared the pump shaft off...a pain to fix but cheap
with no oil pressure, and the spitting and sputtering that don was talking about, will there be any damage? and if so, where do you look first? the bearings? the cylinders?
Simon, I think the answer is everywhere. Since this is his race engine I am sure Don will disassemble the engine and inspect each part and replace as necessary.
my guess would be a tip of one of the valvesprings broke off (or some other debris), got into the oil pump, jammed the rotors, which locked the pump & twisted the oil pump shaft. Twisted oil pump shaft plays with the ign. timing (if it doesn't shear the pin & spin the gear a little on the shaft) and causes it to misfire & run like poo. Just an edumacated guess.
not even looking at it yet. got another engine ready to go in. bolted the convertor and tranny to it today. also the starter. hopefully i'll have a short day at work tomorrow so i can get it into the engine compartment and start hooking stuff up.
"Get er done Don", you are an inspiration...I thought you retired. You gotta lot of energy, but that's what it takes to be a champion. Good Luck Bud!
