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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man
Well.......  By the looks of it from what I see in that picture that engine hasn't been apart in a long time and has already had a hard life . Post up a 1/2 dozen pictures of everything on that block inside and out pictures of the cylinders and the oil pump,crank, rods also a picture of the inside of the oil pan .
We can get a much better idea of whats going on with the whole thing ! it looks like your thinking of starting to bolt it back together without cleaning and painting it ?
Here's a little 250 6 I just dropped into a short bed frame for my stockish farm truck build ,Yours should be looking this good OR better before you even consider dropping it back in . 
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Even if you have to get a new short block your not going to lose money doing it the right way ,Lift your foot up off that imaginary gas pedal your stomping on wanting it done and save time and money doing it the right way. or bolt the greasy thing back together and possibly have wasted all your time and money for all the parts you just bought when you stand on it the first time and a rod finds it way thru your crack welded greasy block ? Why ? |
Nope definitely not done cleaning yet, I'm with ya on doin it right. I have had that imaginary gas pedal hammered for a while now and it's time to slow it down a bit. My thinking was, clean the mating surfaces of the block and oil pan and get that sealed up, that way I could really lay on the sanding and scraping and not worry about paint and metal debris working its way into the rotating assembly.