Bearing fragments?? 
It finally begins............
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You possibly wanna trade that intake, lol. Looks awesome. I have a ported fast that would be just perfect for your NA build 
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Not much left before I yank it:
Poor PCV set up they had shows on the rockers.....
One head stud............interesting build
A little mis-alignment on the #6 exhaust push rod.....
Poor PCV set up they had shows on the rockers.....
One head stud............interesting build
A little mis-alignment on the #6 exhaust push rod.....
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Some more done...........time to yank it next!
Old tools come in handy
I used this old "S" wrench to break free the bolt it is on...........couldn't get anything else on it with the stuff in the way. I wanted to leave the tunnel plate on to hold up the torque tub & rear once I pull the motor
If you haven't see the clutch fluid coupler apart.....
Old tools come in handy
I used this old "S" wrench to break free the bolt it is on...........couldn't get anything else on it with the stuff in the way. I wanted to leave the tunnel plate on to hold up the torque tub & rear once I pull the motor
If you haven't see the clutch fluid coupler apart.....
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I got a great deal on this Friday on the way home from work from harbor Freight........$16.95 out the door!
The biggest thing for one person, is this tool and to have the torque tube jacked up to allow the engine to be above the front cradle allowing you to easily twist it out. Ileft the tunnel plate in to support the to tube, plenty strong for the job.
My 3 ton chain fall with chain bag(stylish eh?) was great!
This is how much the lower cradle has to be dropped to clear the oil pan/steering
Here is where the 2 x 4 & jack go on the tube:
Just about out!
OUT!!!
Clutch dust!
And my tire dolly does fine to push it around till I get it on the engine stand, thats next!
The biggest thing for one person, is this tool and to have the torque tube jacked up to allow the engine to be above the front cradle allowing you to easily twist it out. Ileft the tunnel plate in to support the to tube, plenty strong for the job.
My 3 ton chain fall with chain bag(stylish eh?
) was great!This is how much the lower cradle has to be dropped to clear the oil pan/steering
Here is where the 2 x 4 & jack go on the tube:
Just about out!
OUT!!!
Clutch dust!
And my tire dolly does fine to push it around till I get it on the engine stand, thats next!
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Update....................see if you can tell what may be the problem from the oil pan..
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Hoping for the best on the journal..................expecting the worse though...it's got a 1/16" slop 
The heat blued rod cap & 1 rod bolt tell a tail...
I will post up the gorry pics of what I find...........
The heat blued rod cap & 1 rod bolt tell a tail...
I will post up the gorry pics of what I find...........
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Do you think your crank might still be ok even with the discoloration?
Oh and how hard was it to get the motor out with the rack still in place, I think mine is going to come out in a few weeks.
Oh and how hard was it to get the motor out with the rack still in place, I think mine is going to come out in a few weeks.
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As long as you have a load leveler, it will come out no problemo
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Yea I have a leveler but ill be using an engine crane not a beam but I guess it should be the same. I've got a few parts that ill be installing during Christmas shutdown at work and I'm trying to figure out if it would just be easier to pull the motor.
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And the problem...........
Of course the crank hitting the piston skirts didn't help......
Pistons don't look good either..........no wonder it burned oil!
Looks to me like original start up oil starvation..............no priming!
Of course the crank hitting the piston skirts didn't help......
Pistons don't look good either..........no wonder it burned oil!
Looks to me like original start up oil starvation..............no priming!
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One Head stud? im thinking 1 Head locating pin! Lol
Intersting intake manifold. definatly see it not helping TQ. need runners 2x longer in a X configuration and a larger volume Plennum to make something like that work well
looks like its chewed up pretty good. Crank shop can tell if its fixable, alot of the time the bearing material looks all jacked up but once its cleaned/micro pollished its good and the machine shop can match up your pistons/crank with the right size bearings. Pistons are junk.
Intersting intake manifold. definatly see it not helping TQ. need runners 2x longer in a X configuration and a larger volume Plennum to make something like that work well
looks like its chewed up pretty good. Crank shop can tell if its fixable, alot of the time the bearing material looks all jacked up but once its cleaned/micro pollished its good and the machine shop can match up your pistons/crank with the right size bearings. Pistons are junk.
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I still have to finish dis-assembly to see all the damage
Time will tell
