Last Sunday following a Show & Shine in Ballina in NSW Australia, my GT40 came to an abrupt stop while in the process of passing a number of trucks.
We were in a convoy with a number of GT40'S and Cobras and luckly I was able to cut back onto the side of the road without mishap.
The first things to check was for spark and fuel.. Fuel was ok but no spark. Removed the Distributor cap and with the starter motor turning the distributor rotor was not.
I have S/B Windsor with EFI - Built my own engine with heaps of advise from all the so called experts in the land. It has completed just over 3000 Kms
Billet camshaft with EFI you need a bronze gear drive on your distributor. Sounds good and thats what I fitted. Not sure if I mentioned that I was fitting a high flow oil Pump, but no one asked.
The bronze gear had worn the lobes to a sharp point, weakening and stripping the gear.
Talking to the Ford Performance guys they smiled and said this was a common mistake made by people not in the know. --- ME ---Cost $$$$$
There is a steel alloy gear listed in the Ford Performance Parts suitably made for my type of engine build
This weekend my engine comes out and the clean up and removal of all those little fillings will have to be made.
Hope this helps no one else makes the same mistake.
I still wonder if a high volume oil pump is necessary??
Thanks to the guys who stopped and offered to assist. I drive an RF GT40 and the two guys who stopped to console me drive DRB Gt40s.
Wayne
We were in a convoy with a number of GT40'S and Cobras and luckly I was able to cut back onto the side of the road without mishap.
The first things to check was for spark and fuel.. Fuel was ok but no spark. Removed the Distributor cap and with the starter motor turning the distributor rotor was not.
I have S/B Windsor with EFI - Built my own engine with heaps of advise from all the so called experts in the land. It has completed just over 3000 Kms
Billet camshaft with EFI you need a bronze gear drive on your distributor. Sounds good and thats what I fitted. Not sure if I mentioned that I was fitting a high flow oil Pump, but no one asked.
The bronze gear had worn the lobes to a sharp point, weakening and stripping the gear.
Talking to the Ford Performance guys they smiled and said this was a common mistake made by people not in the know. --- ME ---Cost $$$$$
There is a steel alloy gear listed in the Ford Performance Parts suitably made for my type of engine build
This weekend my engine comes out and the clean up and removal of all those little fillings will have to be made.
Hope this helps no one else makes the same mistake.
I still wonder if a high volume oil pump is necessary??
Thanks to the guys who stopped and offered to assist. I drive an RF GT40 and the two guys who stopped to console me drive DRB Gt40s.
Wayne