I've completed all the cleanup and cataloging of the first of the parts engines. Here's the case, looking minty.
I pulled the second engine (2110)
This one had a little harder life than the other. The car was lowered, and sump cover on the deep sump had been damaged from scraping. Oil leak gook everywhere.
Aside from the oil leak, it's a good thing I stopped driving it years ago. There were a few internal issues that could have been catastrophic.
1) - A couple of the CrMo pushrod tubes were mushroomed on the end, and the tip on one was completely loose (no picture). I think I may have had some spring binding. I'll need to address this more carefully on this build.
2) The sump pickup bracket had broken where it bolts to the bottom of the case. You can see that the pickup had come loose and was being hit by the cam.
3) And, because it wasn't getting a constant supply of oil, the rod bearings were absolutely trashed. That little button of bearing material was in one of the oil crank holes. Luckily, the crank journals still look very good.
Lastly, I sold the engine-less Thing (above) which has funded the majority of the parts I need to complete the engine. Here's one of the parts that arrived yesterday. After seeing some of the oiling issues I had, it will be good to have.
