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Cylinder 2 connecting rod ventilated the block (both sides), the oil pan, and even the coolant pipe that sits between the lower radiator hoses. You can literally see through the motor from side to side.

I am currently using the dimple/pin method. I feel very good about the pin/ dimple syncing up with TDC on cylinder one, but since I did remove and replace the timing gear it is quite possible the gear/cam may be off by a tooth or two. Original Style cap

Thanks for the quick responses!

I am in the process of trying to resurrect a 1930 that suffered a catastrophic engine failure. Some specifics about the "new" motor, it has... -new head gasket -new timing gear -carb from the old motor setup (refreshed using the procedure in Paul Moller's book) -distributor from old motor...