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

[ksurfer2]

Every time I put an engine back together, I have parts left over (???). So of the 539 parts, how many are ESSENTIAL to the engine running? and how many are superfluous parts?

 

[BeepBeepRR]

My total was a bit higher...
THIS TOTALS OUT TO BE 596 give or take a bolt or 2.

597 I forgot the intermediate shaft bushing.

 

[Photon440]

I was up to 539 at last guess.
Stuff like piston rings really add up when you think of the oil control rings being 3 per cylinder.
Valve train stuff too. 16 rocker arms, pushrods, lifters...all the fasteners really add up too.

20 some odd years ago, I was working a housing tract in Fairfield CA. The marketing department wanted to know how many nails we used in the construction of a house. It was like asking how many tablespoons of water it would take to fill a swimming pool.
The foreman made some bullshit estimate just to appease the ad writers. They just wanted to sound like the houses were built better than their competition even though every builder is required to meet minimum building standards to pass inspections.

Should have told the marketing department that you used screws.

 

[Lefty71]

The marketing department wanted to know how many nails we used in the construction of a house.

 

[DeltaV]

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"

Could you provide a weight for each item?

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Could you provide a weight for each item?

Sure it all equals about 650 to 700 pounds.