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scooder · 10-10-2015, 04:46 AM

I'd yank the oil pump and have a look to see if there's any issue, and the gear on the back of the cam. Could be a real simple fix, you won't know unless you look.
If I found some thing wrong in those parts, I'd fix that. If it was a real obvious issue, say a sheared gear pin or the like. I'd then strip that engine an clean it properly, check conditions of the other bearings and such, replace if needed, build it back up and run it.
I couldn't fire it up knowing that nasty crud is on the pan. If you get some on your fingers and have a feel, I would be surprised if you get no gritty feeling, it's like there's tiny flakes of rust mixed in. This is fairly normal in an engine that's been run a fair amount (like your engine) and that been stored for a long time. That old crap in the pan is full of nasty acids and stuff.
Martin.

10-10-2015, 04:46 AM	#7
scooder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,595	Re: Engine builders - a little advice please I'd yank the oil pump and have a look to see if there's any issue, and the gear on the back of the cam. Could be a real simple fix, you won't know unless you look. If I found some thing wrong in those parts, I'd fix that. If it was a real obvious issue, say a sheared gear pin or the like. I'd then strip that engine an clean it properly, check conditions of the other bearings and such, replace if needed, build it back up and run it. I couldn't fire it up knowing that nasty crud is on the pan. If you get some on your fingers and have a feel, I would be surprised if you get no gritty feeling, it's like there's tiny flakes of rust mixed in. This is fairly normal in an engine that's been run a fair amount (like your engine) and that been stored for a long time. That old crap in the pan is full of nasty acids and stuff. Martin.