Joel, we will meet again. and it will be epic. 
Meltdown Drags July 20th - 22nd
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jbschneeweis
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Looking forward to it. Hopefully not too far in the distant future!
jbschneeweis
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Dave: Just got home from the Meltdown Drags. It was a fun time. Not sure if I am heading west any more this year. I might go to Woodburn for their Oldies weekend in August but haven't decided yet. Need to recuperate from my Meltdown trip first. Nothing else going on that I an aware of.
Joel
Joel
Great job, Joel. I wish I was a road warrior like you are sometimes. I'd love to get to Woodburn, but even going up to Samoa for their nostalgia weekend is kind of a stretch. Might have to settle for Eagle Field although maybe the Hot Rod Reunion at Famoso (Bakersfield) would be an option in October.
jbschneeweis
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Dave: I don't have any info on the reunion at Famoso in October. Could you send me the info. or the link. Thanks.
Joel
Joel
This was my view with the head on the car. Looks cracked right? Nope. Just an illusion. Pressure tested it to 30 psi and nothing.
Threads for that bolt hole were pretty loose and I think that’s why the water was coming up. Couldn’t find anything else. So some hylomar and silicone and now it’s sealed up. Got a new coil and hope that’s what was causing the car to drop power. Cam timing is right and it leaked down at 5% cold. Waiting for new rockers now. Got a set of comp pro magnum but the nuts hit the body of the rocker on the exhaust. Trying scorpions next.
Joel, the word is that it is a great "event" but you don't run much and you wait a lot. Not sure if I want to do that or not, I really liked the way things worked up at Samoa. But, no 409 shootout this year and smoke everywhere, so it may be Eagle and/or Kingdon??
http://www.nhramuseum.org/apcm/templates/general.asp?articleid=676&zoneid=41&navsource=reunions
http://www.kingdondrags.com/
You are right. I've had the heads on and off so many times, I think the threads are starting to have enough. I will switch to studs on the next tear down which should be next month the way things have been going. Next time you go to the Grove let me know. I have a paper weight with your name on it.
jbschneeweis
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Don't think I will be going anywhere for awhile. I was at Woodburn last weekend & car ran really good! Had an 11.56 during T&T & Saturday 1st time trial ran an 11.54. 2nd time trial & got to the lights & my engine blew. Not sure what happened. Big hole in oil pan next to the fuel pump plate & a piece of twisted rod & cap retrieved from the strip. Oil & water everywhere. Looks as if one of the rod bolts came out & all hell broke loose. Don't know the extent of damage yet but think it is bad. With the oil & water mix I think the block might be toast. Sure hope not. Car is home now & at the shop & hopefully find out what went wrong. Looks as if my racing days might be over. If damage is really bad I most likely won't be able to rebuild. This is the second engine that went on me in the past 8 years. The first was an almost stock 409 & the fault was mine( screwing around with rocker arms, etc.). This one don't know what happened , it was a race built engine but I guess shit happens!! Will let you guys know if we find out what went wrong.
Joel
Joel
Sorry to here Joel. Hope it’s not as bad as it sounds. Any breakage is not good.
Joel:
Sorry for the set back, let's hope that you can salvage some of the more important components that are expensive to replace
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TomK
Sorry for the set back, let's hope that you can salvage some of the more important components that are expensive to replace
.TomK