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new 5/04/2004, updated 6/21/2004
**This was originally posted as cam failure #394. It has been removed from the cam failure list***
Good day,
I just recently purchased a 98 SHO for my wife to upgrade from the 91 SHO (MTX)
she has had for a few years now... We purchased it with a cam failure, so I will
need to fix it. I don't suspect the original owner filed the cam failure because
he didn't seem to know there is a problem with them... Where do I summit the
info for my cam failure and who ever can tack another 98 (white) SHO to
Florida's list...
Thanks for your time!
Sincerely,
William & Ann Farmer
Details Pending
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5/04/2004
1. VIN#s 1FAFP54N6WA238131
2. Date of malfunction Estimated - 19 Mar 04
3. Where did the malfunction take place (highway, city streets, driveway,
parking lot, etc.) Highway ??
4. Odometer reading at time of malfunction 93,633 (current)
5. How fast were you traveling? Estimated - Highway speeds ??
6. Were you accelerating or staying at a constant speed? Unknown
7. Estimated date of purchase, new or used? 1 May 2004
8. Estimated Odometer reading at time of purchase 93,633 (current)
9. Full Name, address, and a good phone# to reach you at during the day and
night.
William & Ann Farmer Grovetown, Ga 30813 (Military - Florida is Home of Record)
10. Brief description of the time of events leading towards the malfunction.
(what did you hear and see before, during, and after the malfunction) Unknown
11. Customer service phone # you called and the name of the person you talked
to. (if you can remember) ??
12. Did you feel satisfied with the answers customer service provided?
Explain.??
13. Which dealership did you take your vehicle in for service? (name, address,
phone#) ??
14. What was the cause of failure determined by the dealer? ??
15. What was the cause of failure determined by you? Suspect Cam failure -
haven't broken it open yet
16. How much was your statement? (I hope you kept your receipt) ??
17. What can FOMOCO do to make you a satisfied Ford owner? Replace my engine,
but not likely since I bought it broken!!
"I will be doing the wrenching and will be taking some detailed notes with
photos!!"
William & Ann Farmer
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06/21/2004
Good day,
I am cam failure 394, but I don't think mine is a cam failure... I have a number
of pics here if you can post them for all to see and maybe determine what went
wrong with my SHO... These are rather large pictures and may take a few to load,
but they have amazing detail if they are clear... I can't find the page that
tells the cylinder numbers, but the second one in from the belt on the back row
is where the debris was found in the intake... the pieces look like part of the
piston... the valve on left intake port on that cylinder is GONE! The shaft of
the valve is still in the head, but the base is gone! I tried to take a picture
of it, but the light wasn't in my favor...
Sincerely,
William and Ann
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Larry-
I'd need to see the cams a little better but these views are inconclusive. I'm
99% sure that the debris IS the missing valvehead. Carbon could have held the
valve open for the piston to strike it. How it got ON TOP of the secondary
butterfly would make an interesting story.
Symptoms point to a camfailure but lifting the head will tell for sure.
Regards
Eric Lehmann
I had asked Eric to review the pictures and give his best shot at telling me if he could tell if the cam sprockets were the cause. As you can see he's not sure either. In that event, and with the owners own request I am pulling this as a cam failure and as you can see re-title it. Next cam failure will fill this spot.
U.L.