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Nick has seen some incredible things, during his career building engines. But sometimes he just has to ask himself ‘What went wrong?’.
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Cast crank thrust bearing bad crank walk knocks out the seal
I think I see a ~1974 Trans Am on a lift at the beginning of the video? This video is right up my alley. Thank you Nick!
Check the crank walk
Shouldn't it be called an autotopsy?
Nick’s famous words I Don’t Know, hahahah
I've read that typical rebuilder pistons are machined .020 to .040 less than factory to account for block decking. I don't know about you but I've never seen a block needing that much cut off the deck! Usually .005 will do it,
.010 at the most. My 400 pistons were. 052! below deck.
Ron from Arkansas..
We watch y'all all the time in are shop..
Y'all's awesome
Thanks Nick and George. I appreciate the work you do and the rest of your team. It's a pleasure tuning in to learn from you all. Thanks again from AZ Frank F.
neat just stumbled on this channel. got a 383 someone swaped into my old travelette i rescued outa a feild anyhow lots to learn on caring for it
The oil leak area was probably misidentified, hence the oil pan got resealed most likely with the Right Stuff. I seals quite well but is hell trying to re-open/remove.
Time for a old "rope" seal on crank.
I am not an Engine builder in any way. I think as a untrained builder with the correct tools and manuals I would have built a better quality motor then the builder of the engine in this video did. I really like Fel-Pro gaskets and Gasket sets. I know I would have used the correct thinner head gaskets. I also would not silicone or glue the gasket. If I was using a Fel-Pro set I might not use any silicone. People or shops who do engine builds or rebuilds like this is why people like you Nick ar so important. Thank you for all that you do.
It looked like the top half of the seal was in backward?
100% should have run the oil pump with a pump drive.
If I'm seeing it correctly, tapered edge facing the wrong way should always face inboard towards crank throws .
I bet that seal surface is undersized and off axis why it is leaking.
the side of that block look pretty smooth i wonder if it has been repaired
Maybe he does not want high compression….
bent crank or bad bearings main
hey nick that motor aint orange like a mopar magnum should and the standard motors were all blue kinda like that one…
check the runout on the crank at the seal surface it may have been droped and bent or been bent under a very hi load ….ie rev to max rpm and dump the clutch…some thing stupid like that
Too bad nick didn't put a dial indicator on that crank. Bet it's oval or bent. We will see
@44:10 I had a weird urge to start singing "XRI-STOS A-NES-TI" When the candle was lit. Yasou vre Nicko!!
Great 383 troubleshooting video, question, have you ever tested on a Dino the same motor with and without a wind age tray? Would love to see this comparison on this motor!!
Great video Nick. I love how you are teaching what to do and not to do. Please keep up the great videos. I am a fan for life.
Nick, Very meticulous! Great Job and thanks for the pointers.
Nick, I install all my gaskets with wheel bearing grease. Disassembly is easy that way. I only use a dab of RTV in the 4 corners of the intake manifold china wall area.
i like video
9,999 people out of 10,000 don't care what my opinion is. Even my wife is in that majority. However, in my opinion the greatest benefit of running roller rockers on a street engine is the reduction of oil temperature. Just roller tips will decrease oil temp. If you only drive your car every 3rd Saturday to a static display within 10 miles of your garage then it doesn't matter. As far as that goes, if horsepower gain from using roller rockers is minimal but you don't drive the car anyway, who cares which style head gasket is used?
If the crank is out of balance , could it create an oval shape ? LOL You just mentioned what I was talking about. Ah,ha,ha nevermind.
383 VS 440, hard to tell the difference at WOT.
Love the videos but the video quality is really bad. Hope it gets better.
use and old putty knife to remove the siliconed oil pan/gaskets. if you sharpen the sides some, you can drive it in then just hammer it all around, just don't make it so sharp it gouges the metal.
a good way to help find leaks, is gently pressurize the whole crankcase with air, using something like a leak-down tester into the PCV/breather/dipstick and plug the other hole.
just be sure to keep the pressure very low and the chances are great of air leaking and blowing bubbles in the process if oil is leaking out.
I tried electronic ignitions on my '68 383. They were not as good as the point system. Both in running and gas mileage the points won out.
I would be pissed if that was my engine. Then again, I wouldnt have some numbnuts build it.
It was great seeing you again at Motorama Nick. The Kowalski and the Hemi display was something to see for sure. And, I got to meet George. I was standing next to him for about a minute until I realized who it was. Great to meet George and have a chat. I'm hoping to get my Challenger to you in the fall for some work…hopefully. Keep up the great videos. Always look forward to seeing them. Hi to George.
Shouldn't you use a dial runout indicator on the crankshaft?
Had a car exactly like that w/a 383. Wish I had it back along w/my 77 Camaro Z28
Another junk mopar with issues……chryslers were garbage
wow is all I can say this guy is awesome I have a lot of respect for him and what he does he is the Truth
Thank you
You have customers from as far away as Texas? I also saw a Ft. Worth Texas flag hung from your ceiling.
True honor to watch this man do his craft,and fortunate to learn from him. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!