Truth to be told (update with pics)
It’s 6aye-em and dark out. Been up since 5, gettin’ my cuppa’s in, letting the body wake slowly.
I surely do not know how I did this stuff in my younger days. I feel like I went through the Crucible on Parris Island this morning: muscles feeling that ‘workout’ burn/ache from disuse to full monty activity. I thought I was doing pretty good with the calisthenics: LOL NOT! Maybe I need to ramp that activity in the mornings and evenings. Or at least raise the weight factor in those weight lifting moves I do practice.
The truth of what ails BlooTwuck comes out first thing this mornin’ I’ll be headed down to Da’s here after I hit publish on this; a repeat of getting grimey and gross. Old truck, years of seepy gaskets, everything is a little sticky and greasy. Eventually I will take care of the top end, and seal those valve covers and intakes back up. Too much on the dinner plate this round,,,
I’m feeling the ‘creeping dread’ of watching a horror movie right now. You know the feeling; the one where you are internally screaming at the main character ” don’t open that door, DON’T OPEN THAT DOOR!” ,,, Yeah,,, that,,, I almost don’t want to pull those caps and see the carnage.
Or worse: such as my pulling those caps and seeing NOTHING of consequence. That would tell me that I would be doing the top end sooner, and replacing even MORE parts, like lifters and a camshaft. I feel strongly that my diag is the correct one, but there are so many moving parts in that section of the block, it literally could be any of the above and sound similar. Fingers crossed: the Rubicon of truth is dead ahead. (and it may be a case of my needing to find a scrap yard to find a crankshaft, as RockAuto does NOT have any in stock: yes, I checked,,, )
Either way,,, I’ll know soon enough, and WILL post pics of that carnage as I find it. Stay tuned HERE on this post as I will do those as updates to this post.
more as the day progresses,,,
L.L.L.L.L!
(, ‘)
dunno the amount of damage in thousandths .yet, but its significant, may be terminal for this crank. No 7 shows some wear as well
new crank $400+$75shipping, be here Muhnday. Looks like Dio is taken some time off from J.O.B.
Dio's Workshop 
Mikee ‘members them there days purty dam well, he does😉
Back in the stone age when I were doin that kinda stuff, I usta buy a complete 10/10 crank kit, with the crank; rod & main bearings in it when I were lacking the $$ to do it better (the majority of the time!). Akshully had purty dam good luck with ’em, too. My go to for all the gaskets – ANY gaskets – wuz Fel Pro Blue Teflon coated. Never oncet had a problem due to those gaskets, either. Just MHO. Even used ’em on my 12 to 1 drag race enjines!
Just from what sounds I heard in the vid, I’d be pointing at the bearings, too. Takes a little bit o’ time for them to get the old gunk out and show their true stuff!
Luck to ya today!
Y’all take care,
Mike in FLA.
PS: BTW, sent ya a quick email earlier.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:54 am
another truth to be told: I may’ve done this to meself and Bloo. I put a quart of Transmission fluid in the old gunk to ‘thin it out’, knowing that it was goop. Shoulda just did an oil change. BUT, that being said, this was bound to happen sooner or later or it wouldn’t have happened at all. Better now than 1000 miles down the road and things SEIZE
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December 6, 2025 at 6:56 am