We're hoping its a bent pushrod or flat cam. The donor sat up for a year before it was given to my buddy. The guy thought it was a worn out SBC, was he pi$$ed when we ran the numbers.
Since the mech fuel pump doesn't work, my money is on a bad camshaft. The motor appears to be bone stock except for an edelbrock carb and long-tube headers.
Questions- If its a flat cam, should we pull the heads and have them reworked? Should we flush the motor with diesel to remove any metal from a failed cam? If the cam is flat, are we looking at rebuilding the top of the motor? I know my buddy doesn't want to pull and rebuild the entire motor.
thanks
chip
