Pulled the engine Tuseday. Everything's apart except the heads. What looks good? Crank, rods, pistons, rings, rod bearings, cam lifters, pushrods, jesel cam drive. What does it need? Touch hone (though the walls are nice). It has .9mm AP stainless rings which will be reused. It was leak checked (cold). All were 10% or less. Except #5. 48 %, intake port pouring air. Once the heads were off a piece of paper towel was stuck between the valve and seat. There's the leakage. Must have got in there when the motor was being rotated to remove the rockers. What's not good? Shear plates below the carbs were leaking. Anaerobic sealer and race gas are not compatible. 3 out of 8 rocker shafts are worn. 3 others were worn in the Spring when the rockers were replaced. I'm surprised that this is an issue. Actually 2 are brinneled/pitted, 1 worn. #3 main side bolt is broke in the cap about 1/4". It threaded right out. All the side bolts will be replaced. The bed plate that holds three rocker shafts had loose bolts. It's held by 3 studs and 4 bolts, 1 into the roof of each intake port. All 7 were torqued together. Never had this issue previously. The main caps show some metal transfer. They've been like this since I got the short block used 13 years ago. The main bearings had a few chunks of crap go through them as did the oil pump. I will make sure this time everything is spotless. Last freshen was after it broke a rod. Had to be braze and sleeve the block. A lot of welding and grinding to repair the oil pan. I thought it was clean, obviously not. Going to get honed tomorrow. Nice when you are friends with your machinist and you go right to the front of line. Ill try to get the heads apart and check them while I'm there.
Doug
Doug
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