Sorry to see that Kevin. How much shrapnel was in the bottom of oil pan?

Am I reading your above post correctly? Were the the rod bolts running into the block while the crank was rotating?
Since the 6.7L has a longer stroke in a similar sized 5.9L block I wonder if the builder did not clearance the block for the different (bigger) rods & rod bolts?


Other than the shrapnel, those rods & the block girdle look stout.

 

No shrapnel just gook. Nothing was touching the block either

 

Kev, with the engine upside down, the cam should just pull out. Might have to wiggle the cam back and forth abit.

So the rods are look ok, nothing bent? I'm wondering why you don't have any protrusion on a few cylinders.

The rods don't look like they have been debeamed and the balancing pad on the bottom is still there.

You still going with Crowers, or going to try to reuse these rods?

At least the bottom end is in decent shape and cylinders are in decent shape. Probably can reuse the pistons and save a few bucks.

 

Rods are perfect. Sold them. Going to go with billet rods, not sure which brand yet, kinda leaning towards the crowers. If I pull the cam i will be putting in a new one, this one was cut out of a vp44 blank, I will go with a billet stock on, which will allow bigger bumps,, LOL. There has been some pretty good leaps since this cam was ground.

As for the protrusion they were all equal, just negative. Which (now that I know the whole story) means that more was cut off of the pistons than first thought. As of right now, if I can find a money tree, I would like to put a better set of pistons in there too.

 

What pistons are in the engine? You should measure the pin to piston top height just for kicks. I would run the stock 6.7L pistons, and fly cut.

I looked at the gridle pic again, how is it attached to the mains? Mine uses a spacers and is flush with the main caps. The plate is bolted into mains using the studs.

Mine look like this
http://haisleymachine.com/index.php?cPath=304_315

Maybe thats its pure diesel gridle? Post more pics.

 

The pistons are stock 6.7 that were cut down. I am thinking I would prefer some fly cut ones to keep the compression ratio up. I am not a believer in lower compression engines

 

By the looks of what I am going to have to accomplish this winter, I am not sure how soon I will be able to have it running again for next year

Unless I find a money tree somewheres

 

LOL, I totally misunderstood your post & what was in the pics.

Since this engine is new, could that goop be break-in lube of some kind mixed in with metal?

 

What did they use for break in lube? Bunker sea oil?

That was pretty nasty on the pickup tube. I would purge the entire block once its apart and rinse out anything left in the oil galleries.

 

Kev, looks like i missed another tear-down!!! At least i'll be around to help put it back together...LOL
See you next week, i'll call you for lunch.
Cheers!

 

Joe the engine was used when I got it.

Dan looking forward to it

J good idea I was planning on ot

 

You may as well just buy that 7.3l stroker kit while you're this far. Pistons, rods, crank. By the time you buyt rods and pistons, you won't be far off the whole kit.

 

Tell me more about this kit. I haven't heard of it before

 

Hear you go kev.
http://www.destroked.com/

lots a coin.

 

Wonder what that's worth?