Cuda Ken Blowen 440 UP Date

[cudaken]

 Did not get as much done as I wanted. Been having real bad tooth ache and being pulled next week. But I did work on the Charger. First the fun PIC. Last PIC there is to be had with the 6-71 on the 440 for a while. As most of you know I going to break in the 440 with a intake and carb, not the blower. Onces the engine is broke or as I hope broke in then the Huffer goes on.

These are PIC of the Blowen 440 as it will look when running. I have been dragging for many reason's. Some of the reason's I will post with the next set of PIC.

PIC are not very good, sorry. Had the Charger half way pushed out of the garage so I could get the picker on the Blower for lift off. Light was very bright out side so PIC did not come out well.  Man they are heavy, I would guess 140 to 160 pounds. Blower straps have came in real handy. Beside keeping the blower from going air born, good places to hook up the picker as well.

                                  Cuda Ken

[cudaken]

 One of the silly thing's I need was a PCV Vale and groument. To keep from making 3 trip's to the parts store I pulled the right vale cover. To say I was not happy was a understatment with what I saw.

Mind you guy's, this was not a cheap engine. Have around $7,000.00 in the long block and I will add way many cook's involed with the stew as well. One shop did the block, one shop did the heads. Saw some stuff I question in the short block. So I had the shop that did the heads check the block. But after it was done I found more stuff I did not like. Dan did the heads, local Mopar Goo Rue with a good rep as well, but mainly a small block guy. Asked him why he does not race Big Block's, his answer did not help. "I keep blowing them up" was his answer.

What made me want a other shop to look at it was 2 fold. First I found out that the 440 was .030 below deck height. Dan told me that stock push rods would work fine. Second I started finding crap in the lifter valley.

In come's D&D, Rick does all the machine work for a friend of mine Mopar Shop and I trust Rich. Rick made a house call and checked the push rod's, told me if I had fired the 440 it would have bent every push rod on start up. That sold me so I had him haul the 440 to his shop where he pulled it all apart, re hot tank the parts and shipped back in a bag. He also installed all the tin as well.

When I pulled the vale cover I found it was dry as a bone, no oil any where? I was so have color keyed vale springs, intake port's and push rods? God give me a break. I knew I should have done the 440 my self. But it has been 15 year's if not longer sense I bulit a engine much less a blowen 440. Called Rick about the paint on the parts, told me nothing to worry about. Sure hope he is right for his sake. Other wise he will be beaten to death with a 440 Crank.

Pic where taken after I cleaned the intake ports. OH, still picked crap out of the lifter valley as well.

                               Worried again, Cuda Ken  

[ChargerSG]

I really hope it will work for you soon and that you ´ll be out burning rubber next week

[DFS68_Charger]

Ken,
If you primed the oil pump and did'nt spin the motor at the same time that's probably why the top end is dry.
Hope everything goes well during break in. (Lets call it cam conditioning from now on).
May have to come get my HD rocker set-up if not.

DFS

[cudaken]

 Dave, I called you today on your cell phone but got the voices mail. I posted that question on the Teck site if I need to spin the 440 to oil the upper end.

I passed a never started 440 for $700.00 for the very thing I see in mine, Painted push rods, vales and other none painted parts does not make me feel safe! I took great care to keep paint off the parts that where in side a engine! OH, main reason, seller said he could not remember if he installed fresh piston's or not. Give me a brake, I remember the piston's DFS68 helped  me win, speed pro L-22665F and that was what Dave 2 years ago.

                          Cuda Ken

[Silver R/T]

hope u get it worked out nice