Getting closer........

[Jim Nilsen]

ouch...poor guy. I feel for you. I know you were chasing EFI issues and maybe what caused this was at least partially what your gremlin was. Good luck man. Probably a new block in order....unless you super check/magnaflux that one. Does it look your new cam is ok?

It was the fuel supply shortage that took it out, the pickup needs to be moved and the return line needs to be feeding it too. I know what to do to fix it and it will take a day to fix it for sure maybe 2.

The block cylinder wall is broken to heckola. The number 2 valve got bent slightly but not bad enought to ruin the seat hopefully, a new valve and reseat should do it if I don't go to better heads. Better heads will make up for the 8:1 compression vs 9:1 I would think. I know I can get more out of the program for sure.

I just don't know if I can get it done in time? I think I can I think I can.

I will feel a lot better when it is out of the car and out of sight. That will take another day of work from what I know about tearing the car apart. I have had all of this stuf in and out so many times I think I can do it in my sleep.

I really didn't need this to happen when I was ready to show it at the optima event more complete.

Take a look at the pics and copy them if you want them because I won't leave them where I can see them for long. It is a bad memory I won't ever forget and I don't need pics to remind me.