Well you all suspected its bad. Valve guides are trashed, oil control & 2nd rings were NFG, and there may not be enough material arround the lifter bore to install a sleeve without causing a coolant leak. So 1st thing is to clean the block sleeve the lifter bore and pressure check the block. If that goes ok the a clean-up hone, new cam bearings, and rebuild the heads with new valve guides - again.
According to the machinist the valve stems were tapered and caused the guides to fail. All other clearances were good, thats the good part. The bad is the cost $890 + the cost of the valves. Includes honing, boil block, cam bearings, freeze-out plugs, rebuild heads, guides, remove pistons bead blast & re-install.
SWMBO's reaction - "you told him to go ahead right - the cars useless without the motor. What else do you have to spend your money on?" -- God I love that woman!!!
According to the machinist the valve stems were tapered and caused the guides to fail. All other clearances were good, thats the good part. The bad is the cost $890 + the cost of the valves. Includes honing, boil block, cam bearings, freeze-out plugs, rebuild heads, guides, remove pistons bead blast & re-install.
SWMBO's reaction - "you told him to go ahead right - the cars useless without the motor. What else do you have to spend your money on?" -- God I love that woman!!!
