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Find me there every Friday night 6pm/12am
youngest fan?
headed to the machine shop
headed to the race track la pista!
engine out for head swap amd a reseal, didn't work! still leaks!
Std volume pump, high volume pickup
wiesco piston 351 Windsor used pistons I got in 1999.
originally bored 4.030 in 2000 still measures 4.030 NO WEAR! 10 years later!
03/11/2010
the leaker! see the intake is sealed on the rear, still leaks!
ripped apart, for good reason, always time to upgrade.
UH a lil kissing action has been going on, TFS HP hybrid
all coming out!
scored bore, losing pressure here, time for repair, sleeve!
bearings look like they survived the abuse well
Stock OEM Crank/Rod 351Windsor
HMMM used oil, what to do with it?
UH OH! new leak from some holes in the oil pan
driving home from the track after making a 6.9 @ 98mph lick and finding low low oil pressure like this above.
still driving and the engine makes no unusual noises!
something is tryng to get out!!!
beat up my winage tray too!
broke my oil pickup too!
AHH there is the source of my problem, crank saddle gave up.
CARNAGE
everything else looks as it survived! lucky me?
shrapenel wacked a piece out the other side of the cylinder.
stick your hand in there and dig out my block!
this is dead 351 block
embedded with metal, saved the crank!
all good except for top left
this journal has micro welded aluminum on the journal, this will fall right off and be ready for service again!
stock OEM crank out lived the engine Block!
OUCH!
see the top lifter hole, has a groove cut into it
roller lifter lost the clip, but I caught this disaster before it stopped everything.
very used lifters
5 years service from this filter!
catastrophic failure, block split and metal in the filter is minimal?
bypass valve and steel caps, one bad ass filter! thank you AMSOIL