Help!! I screwed up
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From: Charelston, Illinois
Redmanbob,
I can not confirm that the distributor was completely seated. It is a "old junk" distributor that I was using that I thought was completely seated, but after all that has occured, I am second guessing myself.
I can not confirm that the distributor was completely seated. It is a "old junk" distributor that I was using that I thought was completely seated, but after all that has occured, I am second guessing myself.
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From: Mddl A MexCans
I don't think you have any issue with the rod/main bearings as of yet. The engine hasn't fired over or seen enough sump to get those pieces traveling very far if at all. JMO
An easy cheap primer tool is a 3" long thin walled 1/4 drive 1/4" socket and a 6" extension connetcted to a 1/2 inch drill. Takes the junk dizzy completely out of the equation and you can see down the hole to see if the oil starts coming in from the cam gallery.
An easy cheap primer tool is a 3" long thin walled 1/4 drive 1/4" socket and a 6" extension connetcted to a 1/2 inch drill. Takes the junk dizzy completely out of the equation and you can see down the hole to see if the oil starts coming in from the cam gallery.
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Weird that the entire bottom half of the dizzy gear is gone. Very weird. If the distributor locked up, it wouldn't be all the way around the gear, it would only be where it meshed with the cam.
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From: Mddl A MexCans
Frankly I wouldn't bother with the intake unless you turn it upside down. But I could be wrong.. basically there is just the boss for the dizzy which is ? .5" wide and when the pan is dropped you have access to clean that up if there is anything resting in there (which surely there is)
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I did the same thing to a small block ford (351W) and it ended up taking the cam gear with it. Engine ended up eating cams ever since then. Not trying to worry you. Just make sure you check the cam gear very closely.
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Update:
I removed the oil pan and intake finding metal particles on top of lifters, on top of oil pump, and the top of the middle of my double sump pan. I believe all the particles are accounted for.
My next step is to obtain new intake manifold gaskets and oil pan gaskets and begin the reinstall process.
What a day!!
I removed the oil pan and intake finding metal particles on top of lifters, on top of oil pump, and the top of the middle of my double sump pan. I believe all the particles are accounted for.
My next step is to obtain new intake manifold gaskets and oil pan gaskets and begin the reinstall process.
What a day!!
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From: Mddl A MexCans
I for the life of me cant figure how particles ended up on top of the lifters, even went out to reference a bare block to make sure I wasnt crazy. There is a journal between the gear and any upward access. The base of the lifters are subject to mess. And after looking at that.. hmm if you got it out, I dunno that I wouldn't pull the cam and lifters if not all of it apart and give it a bath. Probably just overkill but beats doing this same **** or worse a few days from now??????????