How many parts and pieces are in a complete 440 V8 engine?

[Kern Dog]

Think about it. How many parts including the block, heads, gaskets and hardware....

100 parts? 200 ?
This is merely for the purposes of conversation.
300 ?

 

[BB BELLA]

"aint nobody got time for dat"
how's my grammar?
my guess would be 190

 

[Big Bad Dad]

You looking to buy a Lego set?

 

[padam]

1 less than I usually end up with

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Uh oh, is someone up late smoking doobies in the garage!

 

[Tinker67]

Retirement ! It is obviously pushing you over the edge already

 

[BeepBeepRR]

1 less than I usually end up with

Yea but you gain a 10mm somewhere in the block you didn't want it.

 

[WileE]

Got it ! 1,395,286.... plus a few leftover after it's put together (... now WHERE do these go ? ... )

 

[PlymCrazy]

Still playing with blocks at your age?

 

[Lefty71]

Must be 57 of 'em lol.

 

[Cranky]

"aint nobody got time for dat"
how's my grammar?

 

[Cranky]

Think about it. How many parts including the block, heads, gaskets and hardware....

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100 parts? 200 ?
This is merely for the purposes of conversation.
300 ?

Posted it at 2:09a......wife kick you out to the chicken coup??

 

[toolmanmike]

Posted it at 2:09a......wife kick you out to the chicken coup??

The question that needs answered is "if I quote you and you get a notification, does that notification go away if I delete the post?"

 

[Cranky]

The question that needs answered is "if I quote you and you get a notification, does that notification go away if I delete the post?"

Only one way to find out!

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Well here is a start to the question asked. I think I have a lot of this correct. But I know I missed a few items. I was bored... So here ya go. Revised for easier counting... THIS TOTALS OUT TO BE 597 give or take a bolt or 2.

1 oil slinger

1 cam gear bolt or 3 depending on cam.

1 cam gear washer

1 crank bolt

1 crank bolt washer

1 cam single bolt or 3 bolt.

1 timing chain

1 rear cam block plug

1 oil dipstick 2 piece

1 pickup tube for the oil pan

1 distributor

1 Bronze bushing for the intermediate shaft.

1 distributor hold down

1 distributor hold down bolt

1 distributor gasket/ O-ring

1 distributor cap

1 rotor button

1 carb gasket

1 carb

1 set of points or 2 depending on the distributor

1 throttle bracket/kickdown

1 intake

1 valley pan

1 crank

1 crank keyway

1 rear main oil seal retainer

1 front seal for timing cover

1 harmonic balancer

1 flex plate

1 water pump housing

1 water pump

1 water pump housing neck

1 thermostat

1 thermostat housing gasket

1 water pump gasket

1 oil pump to block gasket

1 oil pump shaft o-ring

1 fuel pump

1 fuel pump to block gasket

1 oil pump

1 oil pump intermediate shaft

1 coil

1 coil bracket

1 timing chain cover

1 timing chain cover gasket

1 coolant temp sender

1 Oil pressure sender

1 starter

2 heater hose pipes screwed into the water pump housing.

2 head gaskets

2 fuel pump to block bolts

2 oil seal retainer bolts

2 cross bars for valley pan

2 valve covers

2 dowel pins for transmission alignment

2 starter bolts/nut

2 cast iron heads

2 valve cover gaskets

2 water pump to block gaskets

2 water neck to housing bolts

2 timing gears

2 coil bracket bolts

4 fan to water pump bolts

4 Intake gaskets

4 carb studs

4 carb bolts

4 dowel pins for head alignment

4 oil pump top block bolts

5 cam bearings

5 main caps

6 crank pulley bolts

6 flex plate bolts

6 block freeze plugs

6 block plugs

6 cross bar bolts for valley pan rails

7 water pump housing to block bolts

8 piece rear main seal

8 timing chain cover bolts

8 wrist pins

8 rods

8 pistons

8 spark plugs

8 head coolant plugs

8 bolts for intake

8 washers for intake

9 spark plug wires including coil

10 main bearings

10 main bearing cap bolts

11 flat washers

11 lock washers

12 valve cover bolts

12 exhaust studs

16 lifters

16 push rods

16 rod bolts

16 rod nuts

16 upper and lower rod bearings

24 pieces for oil pan including bolts, gasket and oil plug on the pan.

32 valve stem keepers

36 parts in a rocker arm set. "stock setup"

40 rings

48 valve springs, retainers and valves as a total number for both heads. Not taking dual springs into the list.

68 head bolts and washers "ARP"

 

[RemCharger]

Looks good, piston ring pieces should be 40

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Looks good, piston ring pieces should be 40

Yup forgot the scrapers....

 

[4speed68rt]

What is the total number? I dont have time to add it all up, Im at work. haha. I was going to guess around 400.
Thanks

 

[BeepBeepRR]

What is the total number? I dont have time to add it all up, Im at work. haha. I was going to guess around 400.
Thanks

Hell, I haven't added it up yet. I was trying to think of more items that I may have missed.

 

[Tinker67]

Hell, I haven't added it up yet. I was trying to think of more items that I may have missed.

I would say you're doing darned good, but where is the Camshaft ?