Toluene Dart - '73 swinger
Haven't posted in a while. So I have an update for yas...
So back in December I tore apart the engine to find the culprit/s.
This was the main problem. It seems like something got in there and just toasted the bearing. This was the worst one. But it also destroyed my cam bearings as well.
I didn't get a picture of the mains.. But it seems the previous builder put the main bearings in wrong... They installed the Grooved side on the caps instead of the block side. So they ended up blocking the oil passages through the block. Every single main was this way.
I am surprised that the engine lasted as long as it did. Of course the engine never really saw RPM above 4500 untill I put it in the car, even then it lasted just over a year.
Either way I aquired a different crank, had the rods resized and rebuilt the entire engine this time. Heads were done just a few months ago so they're still good.
Haven't posted in a while. So I have an update for yas...
So back in December I tore apart the engine to find the culprit/s.
This was the main problem. It seems like something got in there and just toasted the bearing. This was the worst one. But it also destroyed my cam bearings as well.
I didn't get a picture of the mains.. But it seems the previous builder put the main bearings in wrong... They installed the Grooved side on the caps instead of the block side. So they ended up blocking the oil passages through the block. Every single main was this way.
I am surprised that the engine lasted as long as it did. Of course the engine never really saw RPM above 4500 untill I put it in the car, even then it lasted just over a year.
Either way I aquired a different crank, had the rods resized and rebuilt the entire engine this time. Heads were done just a few months ago so they're still good.
