318 LA rebuild after losing a valve seat

View attachment 1715474064 This is the lube I’m using. A little thicker than toothpaste. Anyhow, it’s all coming apart today.

I did notice something odd when I first tore apart the engine, some of the rods were stamped with numbers that didn’t match the cylinder they came out of. I kept them in order according to how they came out, not the numbers stamped. And not all of the rods are marked. I think someone had this engine apart and carelessly put it back together at one point.

The stamped order on the rods is not as important as the orientation of the rod... THe top of the piston goes toward the center of the engine (or top of the cylinder) and the anchor slots go toward the outside...