My timing chain tensioners are worn with 3 grooves each, is this normal or should they be flat? I'm guessing they need replaced, or possibly machined? or are they supposed to have grooves as a guide (doubtful)? The spring on the lower tensioner felt really good and strong still.
The combustion chambers looked very good, very little carbon to be seen, I probably ran it all out before I parked it for the winter.
It is good I didn't run the motor much more, the bearings were showing wear, with some light grooves and a couple were starting to flake. The rear main was a real pain to get off, did not want to move from its notch in the block, took forever to get it out.
Cyl ridge was not bad at all though, I was able to pop the slugs out without cutting it first, didn't have any trouble with the rings catching much at all.
Cam was starting to flatten out, but the lifters look decent still, not like the 73 motor I tore down that had major cupping on the lifter bottoms.
All the bolts felt really good, nice and tight still, not like some motors I've disassembled that felt like they could be taken apart by hand. I didn't break any on this motor other than the crappy intake-exhaust bolts and exhaust mainifold to downpipe, I've got a header for it anyhow so they don't matter.
The combustion chambers looked very good, very little carbon to be seen, I probably ran it all out before I parked it for the winter.
It is good I didn't run the motor much more, the bearings were showing wear, with some light grooves and a couple were starting to flake. The rear main was a real pain to get off, did not want to move from its notch in the block, took forever to get it out.
Cyl ridge was not bad at all though, I was able to pop the slugs out without cutting it first, didn't have any trouble with the rings catching much at all.
Cam was starting to flatten out, but the lifters look decent still, not like the 73 motor I tore down that had major cupping on the lifter bottoms.
All the bolts felt really good, nice and tight still, not like some motors I've disassembled that felt like they could be taken apart by hand. I didn't break any on this motor other than the crappy intake-exhaust bolts and exhaust mainifold to downpipe, I've got a header for it anyhow so they don't matter.