Comp cams xe268h for 318

nm9stheham said
If want to try to save it, wipe those out 100%, wipe some ATF in there and move up and down, and then repeat over and over, continuously wiping. You need to get all the crap out, even down by the rings as much as you can. It'll wear on the walls in a hurry; iron oxide is an abrasive material.

If the deck height is right, that is mighty good. What measuring device did you use? I thought this was not a Magnum?? No stock aftermarket replacement pistons that I am aware of are that high up. It WOULD be nice!

Yea it's rough its gotta come out I'm looking into diy honing. I'm thinking maybe trying some 600-1000 sand paper and polish it out I guess as much as I didnt want to I'm gonna go ahead and pull the crank and pistons. And go from there. Looks like it needs hot tanked there is alot of rust in the water jackets. I used a reloading caliper to measure I'm gonna measure again tomorrow and double check with a straight edge. Like I said I was fighting mosquitoes and was in a hurry lol. I will try and get the head cced in the next day or two. I'm really concerned about the block now. I'm kinda at a point where it may be better financially to just start the 360 build. If I have to do machine work on this block I might as well do it on the 360.