Bent crank
It bent so much that it actually squished and buckled the metal on the one side...
...And stretched it on the other side
As for the crank journals themselves... perfect
Time to start assembling the "new" engine. I hone out the cylinders real good on the new block to deglaze them
Now here's another little interesting tidbit. I start measuring ring gap, and I'm curious how my 177k mile engine compares to this 15k mile engine (which I now believe was run a bit hard). The service limit on the upper ring is 0.40mm. So using cylinder 1 in the new block, I take the upper ring from both cylinder 1 pistons of the new engine and my old engine. The ring from the new engine is right at the 0.40mm service limit. My 177k mile ring measured 0.27mm. Yea..... figure that one out!
Used a brass scraper to clean the surface of the block up
After cleaning the carbon off the pistons and making sure the ring grooves are nice and clean, gotta index the rings before reinstalling each piston (each ring gap has to be facing a certain way)
Install each piston
Use lots of this stuff!!
My original rod bearings.... perfect
After several gradual steps, make my way to 19 lb.ft on the rod caps
Hard to see in the pics, but the lighter color timing chain guide on the left has more wear than the one on the right. One on the left is out of the 15k mile engine, one on the right is my original. I put my original back in
Finally installed the new timing chain that I've had sitting in my toolbox since.... 2005?? LOL
Used my original oil pump
