new 110/24/01, thanks to a friend of V8SHO
I owned a '97 SHO, which I acquired at Ford's "B Lot". This car had
9,000 miles on it when I bought it in '98. Two years later I noticed a ticking
sound under the valve covers. This is with about 56,000 miles. With the help of
my brother who is an Ace mechanic, we assumed it was valve lash. So we took it
apart and proceeded to check the gap of each valve. They did not look too bad
but I replaced the few that were a little beyond spec.
After putting it all back together, Noticed the sound was still there, only a
little louder. Needless to say we were stumped. Then a few weeks later the
engine practically lost 90% power on my way home from work. I was able to limp
it home (about 2 miles). Then proceeded to take it all apart again! Noticed
while bumping the engine the right-hand intake side cam was not turning. TA-DA!
Ordered a new cam from a local Ford dealer, and only $98 and 3 days later, I was
back in business. Nothing else was damaged. The car ran fine. But I did get rid
of it by Jan. '00 If you need further info. Please reply.
Name with held by request
- The vin# is 1FALP54N2VA262539