[DeTomaso] The case of the missing rod bearing...

[Garth Rodericks]

The engine had the stock pan, but I do have an Armando pan for the rebuild. No sign of piston to head contact - majority of the crank journal wear was on the downstroke side (topside of the journal). And yes, the stock cam is history. I'm currently exploring rebuild options.  New engine will have roller cam/lifters and roller rockers, as well as all the other goodies.
 
What is the oil passage that I need to drill out to clear crusty oil residue and were do I drill a hole to provide additional oil to the distributor gear?
 
Thanks,
Garth

--- On Fri, 7/18/08, JDeRyke at aol.com <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

From: JDeRyke at aol.com <JDeRyke at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The case of the missing rod bearing...
To: garth_rodericks at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 11:07 AM


Do you have a fully baffled oil pan? If not, this is what often happens. The pistons- especially those on the rod with no insert-  likely will have also hit the head. This usually collapses the top ring land, trapping the ring or breaking it, and blow-by radically increases. Sounds like you caught this one just in time- the next step was a rod exposed to daylight and you needing a new block. The cam is wasted BTW- that much wear on the lifters rounds off the lobes. Good luck with the rebuild- J Deryke


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