My other Early A ---65 Dart post
I wanted to get the engine running in the 64 valiant parts car but when I drained the oil it didnt look promising. I removed the oil filter and placed a magnetic pickup tool on the oil pump assembly where the filter sits. Found BIG chunks of metal which indicates big problems.
Im cutting the car into pieces to fix my other cars and sell off whatever else I can. Figured this would be a good time to remove the radiator core support since its in good condition and would make removing the engine / trans easier. I drilled out most of the spot welds and then just cut away in other areas that proved too difficult to reach. Some of the core support is actually sandwiched in between the frame rails and I wanted to be sure not to cut the frame rails since it would be easier to just add a few small bits to the radiator core support instead.
Once I got the oil pan removed it was obvious the engine is damaged.I could wiggle #1 rod easily/no bearing left at all. Pretty sure the block is ok but will have to get crank resurfaced or replaced.
I wanted to get the engine running in the 64 valiant parts car but when I drained the oil it didnt look promising. I removed the oil filter and placed a magnetic pickup tool on the oil pump assembly where the filter sits. Found BIG chunks of metal which indicates big problems.
Im cutting the car into pieces to fix my other cars and sell off whatever else I can. Figured this would be a good time to remove the radiator core support since its in good condition and would make removing the engine / trans easier. I drilled out most of the spot welds and then just cut away in other areas that proved too difficult to reach. Some of the core support is actually sandwiched in between the frame rails and I wanted to be sure not to cut the frame rails since it would be easier to just add a few small bits to the radiator core support instead.
Once I got the oil pan removed it was obvious the engine is damaged.I could wiggle #1 rod easily/no bearing left at all. Pretty sure the block is ok but will have to get crank resurfaced or replaced.