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Message: <blockquote data-quote="weendoggy" data-source="post: 1589767" data-attributes="member: 23340">If it's not one problem, it's always another. Putting this to bed, due to the car being shipped to England (and I'm not doing a road trip), it's all back together, runs (sorta) and now there's a new problem. However, it's not related to what I did when the tip came off. It all went well, tried to suck it out with a strong vacuum, but that failed so it was time to pull the head. Camera spotted the tip and when the head was off, it was still there! Cleaned up and back together in a few hours, adjusted the valve lash, installed new plugs, got it all ready and hit the button. Started, but then died after a few seconds. Started back up, got it to hold for about 30sec at 2000rpm, then died again. After that it was just a bunch of run, no run, run, no run and trouble-shooting to find out why. I double checked the Sniper wiring, even putting a solid 12v supply line to it. No dice. Pump would prime, but no start. Next was checking the RTR distributor output (BluePrint engine)...no spark. Hhmm?? Eliminating the Sniper from the coil and then testing spark and it lit up like it should, so, I thought there was something wrong with the Sniper unit causing the no spark from distributor (they do have issues). Put the yellow wire back to coil negative and bam, started again, but only ran about 5secs. They I took the yellow wire off the coil again and tested the spark...TA DA...nothing! I let it sit for a bit, tested again, spark, quit, no spark, etc., so now it's down to the RTR distributor replacement.On the bright side, when I did initially have it running it sounded great and ran smooth, until it didn't. So, it's being shipped off next week and the owner will deal with it once it gets to his new home in England in three months. So, I'll be doing a lot of tech support for him when that time comes to get it going again. Lucky for me, he does have some savy, but does need assistance to which I'm more than happy to offer. Owner waited too long to get this job done, just in case something happened, which it did. I just feel bad because I couldn't get it right before it goes away.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />Oh, on top of that he has, oil leak at pan (he did the work), brake fittings at MC's both seeping fluid (his work), electrical not completed, etc. I've attached pics from the ordeal.[ATTACH=full]50499[/ATTACH]Bore scope showing lost tip.[ATTACH=full]50500[/ATTACH]After head removal...yep, still there.[ATTACH=full]50501[/ATTACH]Loctite'd and back where it belongs. I will never install this again without insuring it's firmly attached![ATTACH=full]50502[/ATTACH]Cleaned up nicely.[ATTACH=full]50503[/ATTACH]Just before startup and the problems that came after. It does sound good though.</blockquote>