inline6 Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 5 hours ago, HowlerMonkey said: Once they tighten down the valve cover bolts or cam housing bolts, enough pressure is generated to blow out where the hole ends leaving quarter sized 10mm wedge shaped chunks of cylinder head that eventually find their way to between the cam and a cam following cup. It only takes a little bit of oil to cause disaster. Bizarre. So, assembly lube inside the bolt holes... (e.g. mains and rods), causing hydro-lock. Yeah, hadn't thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inline6 Posted Monday at 02:35 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 02:35 AM (edited) I have finally switched my focus to getting this car running again. This weekend I painted the engine block of the new replacement engine. I was hoping to get it in the car, but various things slowed down my progress. I thought I had a pilot bushing on hand, but couldn't find it. So, a trip to the store for that... Couldn't find the torque spec for the ARP flywheel bolts and wasted time looking for that. Little things like that eat time. Anyway, a few pics: With the back plate, flywheel, disc, and pressure plate now on, I am about ready to put the engine in. I think I will strip and repaint the motor mounts first. Then, I'll put the engine in and start the work to mount the oil tank for the dry sump. I will likely need to cut some of the inner fender well on the right side. I don't like going that route on my "early" Z, but I dislike blown motors more. Edited yesterday at 01:10 AM by inline6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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