Introduction, nostalgia, and '68 build, oh my

[hewittca]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

With that much in the pan, it's likely the remnants of an old failure that's been repaired/replaced but they never cleaned the pan out. I can't see it running at all with that much material missing?

That's kinda what I was thinking too, but there is also a fair amount of play in the crank. At this point, it's peace of mind to follow through with the only evidence I have so far and just put in a new timing set.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by hewittca

That's kinda what I was thinking too, but there is also a fair amount of play in the crank. At this point, it's peace of mind to follow through with the only evidence I have so far and just put in a new timing set.

x2. Definitely do an inspection.