318 timing chain.....and why the engine should come out.

I’ll throw some bearings in it....clean it up.....and run it. It had good compression and the cam doesn’t have flat lobes.

Some cheap aluminum engine tech bearings and a clean engine with new oil....double roller and a high volume pump...should give it a little more life for little cash output. I have around $220 in it including paint and washing.

I’m also going to port the heads some. Just clean them up, take the ridge out of the bowl, and smooth out the guide area. I wonder how much difference that will make with a stock cam

The engine is definitely better than it was but I do realize it’s pretty beat up but I’ll get a lot of life out of it in years. If it wasn’t smoking
And the compression was good.....should be fine.

I will say that infilled an exhaust port with water and it all came right back out. I have a valve not sealing. I’ll have to take care of that and give it a good lapping.

Other than that.....
Timing chain wear, Possibly stem seals and gas in the oil did this.
Most of it I would guess came from that chain.

Now onto the transmission rebuild....

Any opinions on the wear and how long it might last like this with the present situation let me know.