[cwcarpenter98]

Got the engine torn down to the long block this morning. It’s got 416 heads and the block is 14010203.

In the process, I figured out that the nylon timing gear was not the culprit, however there was still a noticeable amount of slack in the chain.

When draining the oil, I almost overfilled my drain pan. I drained about 6-7 quarts out of a 5 quart pan. What probably really happened was that the carb kept flooding out real bad and kept dumping raw fuel straight past the piston rings. That oil sure was thin coming out of the pan.

With the sludge that’s in the top end and since it’s already out, I think I’m still going to go for a full rebuild. Hopefully won’t have to do any extensive machine work since that aspect seems ok at the moment.