47-55.1 Eliminate draft tube options

[leegreen]

So something shed some metal, but the oil does not look metal flaked in the picture. Where it come from is an interesting question to try and answer.

Check the end of distributor/oil pump. I have to think they were touching so they might have clearanced each other a bit, probably even spun the pump to some extent.

Bearings are probably are not going to shed visible chunks until after they make the oil metallic.

I've seen that much metal come out of a fresh rebuild after break in oil change. heads you ignore it, tails you go back in

[TX3100Guy]

Originally Posted by leegreen

heads you ignore it, tails you go back in

I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't pursue this. If I bolt all the fenders back on and drive the truck and the engine dies prematurely or has issues with power, I will wish I had the engine looked at before buttoning everything up. There is only so far that I can drive it without a hood, grille, and fenders.

The top of the oil pump doesn't look scarred. I think the distributor shaft for the oil pump was in the shaft opening, but the shaft blade wasn't long enough to make contact with the oil pump slot.

At this point, I've admitted to being an idiot to all of you, my wife, my son, my best friend, and the engine builder. The only person who thought I was an truly an idiot was my wife, but she's thought that for nearly 40 years. Both my buddy and the engine builder confessed their past sins to me involving running engines with no oil, bad oil pumps, poorly fit distributors, etc.

I think at this point, I've decided to pull the engine, ship it back to the builder and cross my fingers and hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.

[autowrench]

We have all made mistakes, some catastrophic! Stopping when you did saved it from much worse damage. Here's hoping it only needs bearings or less. Good luck!