Sorry to bother you guys with more questions but like I mentioned previously, I am a fairly "green" when it comes to motortype stuff. Anyway, I picked my car up from the body shop this morning, as the paint was completed. While it was in the shop, I had the bodyshop's mechanic replace the cam and lifters because they was rattling and it ended up being a lobe was flattened on my camshaft. When I went to drive it home, it started up fine but would not idle real well. The mechanic said it would have to be run awhile because it had only been started and run to move it aorund the shop. Ont he way home it started to get a heck of a spark knock which would become constant on any type of grade in the road. Then every once in awhile it would backfire or sputter and it seemed to have no power what-so-ever. As I was coasting into town (less than 10 miles driven and not over 50 MPH) it died. I could get it restarted but it would not stay running.

I phoned the mechanic and he came and looked at it and said it sounded to him like it was bad gas. Then we got it started again and he said it sounded like it wasn't getting any oil pressure (the guage is removed becuase I was taking it to reinstall the new dash and interior). I finally just threw my hands up and called a tow truck to haul it ao more reputable shop for them to look at it.

My main concern is, what is the worst case scenario? I don't mind if it has to be rebuilt but I am concerned that something major is wrong with it and my driving it those 10 miles totally FUBARed the whole motor. I was just curious if you guys would be able to ease my worries while I wait the two days for the other shop to look at it and give me an idea. Could the timeing be the culpruit or did I crack the block or something?

As always, any help or advice you guys offer is greatly appreciated,

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mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-302-7.25 @93mph 1/8
1.54 60ft 50 % of the fun dragracing is meeting people who will give you the shirt off their back to wipe the grease off your hands.

That is kind of what I thought but he said he broke in the cam "according" to how he has always done it. I was just frustrated because I didn't want the motor to be ruined (ie, have to go and get another motor). It isn't that I cannot afford a new motor, it was just the fact that what makes the car interesting in my mind is that the motor/tranny/ and rearend are all original. Just gives me more to talk about when people ask me about it.

On a positive note, I did get a lot of stares and people "googling" it as they drove by. Even had one guy come up to me and say he would give me $100 bucks for it. I am sure the look on my face had something to do with the fact he just turned right around and walked off hehe.

It does sound like a timing problem though.

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• '68 coupe, '66 289 C code engine.
  
• edel 600cfm carb, performer intake, dual exhaust, flowtech headers
  
• http://www.geocities.com/ottouk_77/68mustang.htm
  

Once finished and before I picked it up the builder drove it for 30 mins,yep another oil change and filter before I got iot,,It was clean for sure

Sam