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Old 04-13-2022, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Meyer View Post
I think I found out why this car was parked years ago. Most of the lobes on the cam are wiped out. The metal from that got into the bearings and scored them up. They overheated too and lost their crush. The crank will have to be magged to see if its cracked before I can make a decision on what motor to go with.
Probably wiped cam result of lack of oil changes (evidenced by gunk in valley)