So the engine came out and went back onto the stand wednesday. Spent thursday & friday disassembling it to see just what went wrong. Heres what i found. I had pulled the oil drain plug the night before, so when i got home from work i could immediately drop the pan. This is what i found: So we're not off to a good start. So i moved to the top end to remove the heads. I bought a cheap ($10) parts organizer from Harbor Freight and used it to organize the rockers + hardware, lifters and pushrods so i could keep track of where they came from I found 3 pushrods with chips in the top. Coincidentally all exhaust valves Heads off: I can see slight scoring in the bores: Rolled over, lets inspect the bottom end: If its not clear in the pic, the oil pickup is absolutely covered in metal, to the point of it seeming like it was dipped in nevr-seize Pulled the #2 crank bearing cap, and well.... Scored to all hell, including the crank journal. Pulled a rod bearing, and same thing: This is typical of all rod bearings: Crank is out. All bearings wiped, all journals scored. I hope i can salvage the crank. Starting pulling lifters. #5 intake lifter is wrecked: #7 intake lifter also damaged, altho not nearly as bad: Cam lobe wiped out: All piston skirts showing wear: All cylinder bores scored: And the bare block, waiting for its return trip to the machine shop next week: You know what they say....any job worth doing, is worth doing twice. Comments are closed.
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