Removal and replacement of timing chain

Got the water pump, thermostat elbow and wiring harness piece painted. 1 valve cover needs a little bit more wire wheeling. Im really mad because the water pump i put in a box with the other parts and it hit the paint and took it off. :af: I touched it up but I think the high temp from the engine will start to peel the paint away in those small areas. :blast: :spank: The only good thing is I only used 1/2 a can of paint.

 

Made some progress today. I removed the intake and am glad I did. The intake it stripped of parts and will be sent out to be cleaned/sandblasted then repainted by me for a very resonable price. I found a TON of sludge buildup in the block around the rods and metal gasket. Thats why im glad I opened her up. The weight of the intake suprised me, must weigh half my weight! :shock: But I got it out and on the ground without damage. I will have to dump some oil all over the camshaft before I button the intake back on. I will also be ordering new bolts. I need to get 6 point sockets.
First look

Sludge

And more

And the black is the big chunks I removed

Bit of rust in the water jacket

There she lies

 

obviously the last owner was too busy to have the oil changed. I hate to think what the oil pan and pickup screen look like. YUK!

 

Andy I will find out what the oil pan looks like later this week. Fun! Wanna come and help? :Brow:

Adam,
No I didnt call as I got to busy but will call tomorrow. By the time I got inside I figured it might be to late to call. But if you plan on doing that just expect to have your centurion pay for your actions! :spank: :spank: p BTW his name is Marvin. :moonu:

 

Scareing up all that crud in the valvetrain area could quite possibly be the death of your engine. Make positively certain that none of it falls into the engine. Whatever does fall in there will clog your oil pickup and starve the motor for oil. Dont even think about starting it unless you have that oil pressure gauge hooked up.

 

Got some of the sludge buildup out, and more to come out. I noticed that I can see my camshaft. Should I be able to? Im wondering because the holes are all evenly spaced and look to follow some pattern but the edges are sharp? I havent found any metal bits and hope to keep it that way.

 

in the last pic ....is that an indentation on the 3rd cam lobe..??

 

That's the nut that originally came with the coffee can. Remember? You saved the can because you were going to write to the company about the nut you found in it.

 

Got the intake back in tonight. Not much trouble, only one minor adjustment. re-used 8 bolts and used 4 new ARP bolts courtesy of TA. Thanks to JW, the "Good Stuff" really seems to work awesome. But it seems to like my arms and hands more than i like it. ou: Thanks also to Adam for advice on the valley pan gasket. New valley pan gasket went in pretty easy, but the manifold was another story. I weigh 110 lbs on a GOOD day! :laugh: This intake must weigh about 75lbs, one man job just me lifting it in and trying to position it. The first try I pushed both end gaskets off but quickly put them back and got the intake to sit right. Bolts went in ok and are torqued to 55-60 lbs. Intake looks sweet! :bglasses: The block where the push rods are at is pretty clean, as best i could get it. The heads were pretty clean but not perfect. The only thing i regret is pouring some oil on the camshaft before buttoning it all up. No pic of the final product, the camera lens got blurry. This was a great day today! Just a few more steps and she ougta be laying rubber along side the parts car, seriously! :grin: :3gears:

The parts car patiently waiting for its sister so they can do a burnout together. :3gears:


Before and after valley pan gasket


Driver's side head


Passenger side head

 

Not to be a party pooper Rob, but you DID remember to remove those old rags from the heads before the intake went on............................didn't you. :laugh: ou: :TU:

 

Does it matter that I am missing one bolt, even though i will put it in when i get it? o No: ou: Im worried if when i get it and torque it down the rtv will have dryed so it will crack and be useless in that section of the intake. Any thoughts? :error:

 

The intake! :grin:

 

Finnally got my homework done in school so I had a chance to get working. Winter is coming too fast. I had to sit in my parts car and warm up every 30 minutes, im glad it runs. :Brow: Got the front part of the engine a little more clean, mainly the heads and part of the block. I hope it turns out nice and it won't look bad with dirty sides of the engine and top & front are nice and clean. Im still contamplating painting the bolts red, or leaving them the black. o No:



The timing cover, water pump mock-up.