Backfire, capow!

Probably happened with the old heads you took off when you had the bent pushrods....

 

Wrong side:16suspect

 

I was being stupid and was in a rush to get my motor going for college. The ring was somewhat tough to move in the piston groove. My fault, live and learn. Ill soon find out but i think the heads are fine.

 

if the ring is not in the groove all the way and you force it in you will break the ring and piston
side groove between that ring and the next ring then it make the piston fail ,

 

when you gapped the rings what gap size did you use?

 

Heart surgeons dont rush a triple bypass.
NEVER rush component assembly. Lesson learned huh...
Did you have fitment issues with the other pistons/rings???

 

Yep that pretty much sums it up for myself as well. LOL.
I think we could have figured out how to put Justin on the moon with less posts than this.
Just pokin fun at ya Justin. Sometimes the road to knowledge is a rough, misfire filled one my young apprentice.

 

negative

 

So did this infact cause my backfire, or is that still to be determined?

 

I doubt it.

things id check

distributor gear (old dist on roller cam will eat the gear and cause it to get out of time)

id take the head back to the machine shop and have them double check there work and make sure the valves are sealing

pull the lifters and make sure there is no rollers broken make sure all the valves are opening and closing

and correct your valve train geometry problems

 

I told him to go threw the hole motor again just to make sure this is the last time he puts it together

 

I mean you can't drive a car 25 miles with a broken rocker and 3 bent valves and not have something else hurt ..,,,

 

Thats for sure i would tear it completely down and start over,ive got a good running stock 5.0 that he needs it runs good with no problems

 

For free?

 

Bent valves?:16suspect Pushrods you mean?

we will see.