Pics and ramblings from engine removal

[Steve85]

I am getting ready for the 434 (which I picked up Monday) so I had to get that pesky little 408 out of the way.

In this pic you will see a common problem with C4's bottom breathing. Just about everything is sucked up and finds a home between the condenser and radiator. In this pic the condensor has been replaced by an oil cooler (just this august) and the radiator fits just this side of that.


This next pic shows one the issues I have battled since day one...sucking A LOT of oil through the crankcase ventilation system. Several issues were in play and with a new motor o nthe way I pretty much let it go.



Here's what happens inside when you let that go...



And here we have the results of going into the parking garage at JMU. Those damn speed bumps are high and peaky. I would literally barely roll over (pissing off everyone behind me). I have the pan off now and the pick-up was pretty much mashed up against the floor of the pan.



I am suing the winchester radio station for playing Christina Agoolera and Bo "Baby" Bice back to back while I was under the car removing the exhaust, C-beam, driveshaft, and bellhousing bolts. They inflicted undo mental anguish while I was in a vulnerable position. For that they shall pay...

I am currently putting my fuel system together and planning for the remote oil cooler. The new block is really for sprint cars and has no oil filter mount despite being a wet sump or in-pan oil pump.