Engine Ready to Install

[Pech33]

Interesting the big chunk out of the crankshaft. What are your thoughts on that? The bore measures 3.2475 which is .060 over what I expected. I expected the "59" to be 3.1875.

 

[Pech33]

I hope Red's Headers get here before I drop it in.

 

[cas3]

Thats normal. They are cast in groups, then broke apart to machine

 

[Phil Gillespie]

I hope Red's Headers get here before I drop it in.

If it was me Id run it up on a stand first. If something not quite right easy to attend out of vehicle.Just saying.
Phil NZ

 

[Tim Ayers]

Thats normal. They are cast in groups, then broke apart to machine

Correct.

 

[petehoovie]

Interesting the big chunk out of the crankshaft. What are your thoughts on that? The bore measures 3.2475 which is .060 over what I expected. I expected the "59" to be 3.1875.

 

[Pech33]

The engine was taken out running smoothly. The issue was originally to take the transmission out, send it to Mac VanPelt, new clutch, resurface the flywheel. I learned a lesson about flywheel removal. . . You need to remove the oil pan to extricate the flywheel. So, the ****** is out, the engine sitting across the front wishbone suspension and now I have to remove the pan? So the gentlemen of this forum “encouraged” me to yank the engine. So I did. I completely detailed and painted the engine along with new water pumps and gaskets at the intake and oil pan, resurfaced the flywheel, found Kube’s old post about removing the ridge on the flywheel. I am now “detailing” the engine bay with a wire brush wheel and hope to have it all back together before Christmas. 81 years of road gunk and rust makes for a mess but if I didn’t love the car, I wouldn’t do it.