Mike's Virgin!!!
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Mike's Virgin!!!
Engine block of course!
Mike and I started stripping down the 351 Cleveland in the 65 F-100 that he bought from Ed (WarOzz). The heads look perfict and it's a virgin block with stock pistons! Didn't have time to pull the short block today because I had to head for home.
He should have it out tomorrow and bring it up to my place to pull the crank. I'm pretty sure that the knock is a main bearing, but won't know for sure till he brings it over. Should get by with turning the crank, scuffing up the bore and re-ring and new bearings and back on the road!
Here's some pic's I took today:
Mike and I started stripping down the 351 Cleveland in the 65 F-100 that he bought from Ed (WarOzz). The heads look perfict and it's a virgin block with stock pistons! Didn't have time to pull the short block today because I had to head for home.
He should have it out tomorrow and bring it up to my place to pull the crank. I'm pretty sure that the knock is a main bearing, but won't know for sure till he brings it over. Should get by with turning the crank, scuffing up the bore and re-ring and new bearings and back on the road!
Here's some pic's I took today:
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Just sent Mike home. Block is in my hot tank. We will need; crank turned (a virgin). new cam and lifters, rod's recond, new rings, gasket set and that's about it!
Rod bearing was spun on #8. It looked like something went through the oil and came out the hole in #8 journal and scar'ed the crank. I'll bet something got disloged when they did the heads, got into the oil, and ruined the crank.....
Rod bearing was spun on #8. It looked like something went through the oil and came out the hole in #8 journal and scar'ed the crank. I'll bet something got disloged when they did the heads, got into the oil, and ruined the crank.....
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Number 8 con rod............There was a gouge at the oil hole on the #8 journal. It looks like a piece of hard carbon or metal came out of the hole when it was running.
We probably could have bored it, but it was only at .004 wear, so we'll just hone it and add new rings. We are going to keep the two barrel carb, and aren't going for max HP, just a reliable daily driver.
We probably could have bored it, but it was only at .004 wear, so we'll just hone it and add new rings. We are going to keep the two barrel carb, and aren't going for max HP, just a reliable daily driver.
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Mikes at my house today............We're finishing up the engine install on my shortbed. He's got the crank and rods back from the machine shop, and we'll take the block out of my hot tank today. We have enough new parts to finish building the short block now. He just installed the disc brake frontend, and powersteering that I gave him out of my stash. Hope to have the engine back together later this month.