Wow, totally sorry you had to go through this!! I can absolutely understand how you're feeling, it's something akin to a death in the family, it takes a while to get to a point where you can finally deal with it. If you ever figure out what caused the start of the damage, let the rest of us know so maybe we can try to avoid the same thing from happening. Hopefully you can get her all fixed up without dumping too much more money into getting her running again! Peace
I replied on the other video. Solution: go to a guy that actually knows how to build a proper 351 Cleveland and not small block Chevy stuff. This was…spendy…to fix.
Thanks. I ended up very happy with the rebuild by my friend up near Detroit. His shop knows how to build them proper. Videos coming on the second rebuild. She rips down the highway!!
Relax regroup ,start over. I had the first 390 that I built in1992 break a piston on the first drive,too much timing . We switched to forged Pistons and the engine has 32 years on it; never had the valve covers off. Diagnose and improve.
That’s what I ended up doing. It was not cheap, but she’s fixed now. Behind on posting stuff, but more videos coming. The guys up in Detroit know how to build Cleveland’s…and she is alive and well. Sure as hell had me beat down for a few months though man. Hard pill to swallow when the builder and machine shop from the first build ended up acting like not their fault. Machine work and engine assembly was bad in multiple areas.
@@boats2474 here was what the second shop indicated. I had the block machined for TMeyer oil system modifications on #1 main. I opted to skip the old school external -4 braided line off the oil galley near fuel pump to tee fitting at the oil pressure sending using. Went with TMeyer cam bearings to help regarding their instructions. What the second shop found was the bearing clearances were never checked properly. Likely the first builder threw in the main bearings after having my crank machined without double checking clearances. Other failure point was I found out they never line bored my block. So tolerance stack was bad, not enough clearances on the mains, as oil pressure was up there using a Milodon standard pressure 351C oil pump. Again, I’m not an engine expert, and at most I’m good at bolting on top end stuff, never assembled my own engines, so I trusted those in charge of the first build. Just really sucked!!
So sorry about this. There is little else that feels worse. I have to know though, what exhaust is on this thing because it is the most glorious I have heard in a while. Hope its back to making that noise soon.
A shop out of Omaha, Nebraska built the exhaust system for me. Running 28+ year old Dynomax blackjack 351c 2V long tube headers, 2.5” system with X pipe and stainless mufflers similar to a magnaflo chambered muffler. Dumps out at the rear bumper with stainless Edelbrock oval tips. I love loud stuff but man…you run one 5400 mile trip on an 80’s F150 with duals and thrust glass packs dumping into 4” diameter 27” long resonator tips made me always want something less prone to making me and any riders deaf 😂😂😂
Wow, totally sorry you had to go through this!! I can absolutely understand how you're feeling, it's something akin to a death in the family, it takes a while to get to a point where you can finally deal with it.
If you ever figure out what caused the start of the damage, let the rest of us know so maybe we can try to avoid the same thing from happening.
Hopefully you can get her all fixed up without dumping too much more money into getting her running again! Peace
I replied on the other video. Solution: go to a guy that actually knows how to build a proper 351 Cleveland and not small block Chevy stuff. This was…spendy…to fix.
very sorry this happened to you. hopefully you get an explanation and a path for resolution you can be confident in. Best of luck.
Thanks. I ended up very happy with the rebuild by my friend up near Detroit. His shop knows how to build them proper. Videos coming on the second rebuild. She rips down the highway!!
Relax regroup ,start over. I had the first 390 that I built in1992 break a piston on the first drive,too much timing . We switched to forged Pistons and the engine has 32 years on it; never had the valve covers off. Diagnose and improve.
That’s what I ended up doing. It was not cheap, but she’s fixed now.
Behind on posting stuff, but more videos coming.
The guys up in Detroit know how to build Cleveland’s…and she is alive and well. Sure as hell had me beat down for a few months though man. Hard pill to swallow when the builder and machine shop from the first build ended up acting like not their fault. Machine work and engine assembly was bad in multiple areas.
Seems a main bearing towards the back of the engine slightly spun and plugged off the main oil galley for the 2 - 6 rear most rod bearings.
@@boats2474 here was what the second shop indicated. I had the block machined for TMeyer oil system modifications on #1 main.
I opted to skip the old school external -4 braided line off the oil galley near fuel pump to tee fitting at the oil pressure sending using.
Went with TMeyer cam bearings to help regarding their instructions.
What the second shop found was the bearing clearances were never checked properly. Likely the first builder threw in the main bearings after having my crank machined without double checking clearances.
Other failure point was I found out they never line bored my block.
So tolerance stack was bad, not enough clearances on the mains, as oil pressure was up there using a Milodon standard pressure 351C oil pump.
Again, I’m not an engine expert, and at most I’m good at bolting on top end stuff, never assembled my own engines, so I trusted those in charge of the first build.
Just really sucked!!
So sorry about this. There is little else that feels worse. I have to know though, what exhaust is on this thing because it is the most glorious I have heard in a while. Hope its back to making that noise soon.
A shop out of Omaha, Nebraska built the exhaust system for me. Running 28+ year old Dynomax blackjack 351c 2V long tube headers, 2.5” system with X pipe and stainless mufflers similar to a magnaflo chambered muffler. Dumps out at the rear bumper with stainless Edelbrock oval tips.
I love loud stuff but man…you run one 5400 mile trip on an 80’s F150 with duals and thrust glass packs dumping into 4” diameter 27” long resonator tips made me always want something less prone to making me and any riders deaf 😂😂😂