[DeTomaso] Pulling my Cleveland down

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Wow, looks to me like someone ran it low on oil for a while.  It doesn't 
matter if it was all brand new, you do something like -that- to it and 
it's all gonna look old and used.

There's a good possibility they didn't use proper assembly lube on it 
either.  I'm reminded how I'm taking my old 351C from the Mach I apart 
(slowly) and I've not see that dark of a wear pattern on any bearings 
yet.  I've got wear, don't get me wrong, and it ran low on oil at the 
very end due to a sudden lack of oil pressure, but I don't have anything 
yet that looks like that.

Good thing you wanted to look it over first.
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 11/24/2011 7:37 AM, Corey Price wrote:
> I tore my Cleveland apart over the last few nights.  It was an eye-opener.
>
> See it here:
>
> http://pantera1998.blogspot.com/2011/11/pulling-engine-down.html
>
> I'm going to take the block to a machine shop to have it cleaned and inspected for cracks.  Nothing at this point would surprise me.
>
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