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Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury
So what was it that ruined the engine? sounds like you just tore it all down but I did not see what the official diagnosis was. Was it a crack or a bent push rod or what?
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Didn't tear anything down yet. Only removed the valve covers during testing. It still runs. Idles just fine but put a load on it and sounds like crap. Once I swap in the new engine I'll try and find the root cause. My best guess is head gasket. Or cracked valve seat. One of the heads for sure had a previous crack repair.
Still waiting for heads and cam/lifters to get shipped. Maybe this week. Not holding my breath though. I think the rod and main bearings were supposed to get delivered today so Mike can assemble the short block, minus the cam of course.