Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

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Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

September 10, 2014, 08:20:24 PM

So, the 50' Willis finally came back Monday for the engine trans-plant. I don't remember If I mentioned in another thread about it but, the owners took the Willis to a tuner to have the emission stuff, other than O2 sensors, removed from the computer and while the tuner had the vehicle on the dyno, literally cooked the engine. When the younger of my bosses drained the oil, I could smell the burnt oil in the body room, 2 rooms over.

Anyway, so shortly after lunch yesterday, the newly rebuilt replacement engine arrived, it was done by the customers uncle. The customer had told us that his uncle "Port Matched" the heads on both intake and exhaust.Upon inspecting said engine, porting material was found in the intake, further inspection revealed particles of grinding stones, paper towel reminants, and more metal particules from the "port matching" were in the lifter valley. Then we noticed something amiss with the roller rockers. About 75% were installed wrong. Large washers were used under the screw in studs, evidently the washers that came with the studs disappeared. We had to remove the studs to remove the heads. The head gaskets were installed with the words "this side up" facing the block. The timing cover was installed with a new gasket/silicone but with part of the original gasket still in place. Oh, they never cleaned the engine or the pan. They also didn't put the new oil pump on and it looked like they didn't inspect the original pump either. The short block and heads are at the machine shop for a proper cleaning and re-assembly. Pics follow

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #1 – September 10, 2014, 09:32:04 PM

Finally got them to load

notice the different heights of the lock-nuts?

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #2 – September 10, 2014, 09:38:16 PM

I don't know If you'll be able to see the difference between the 2.

Nut on round part of fulcrum

Nut on flat spot on fulcrum

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #3 – September 10, 2014, 10:03:14 PM

Wow! Dont know a whole lot about details, but that looks like my kids could do better than that.

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #4 – September 10, 2014, 11:17:45 PM

I agree!! Get this.........The guy claims to have built hundreds of engines. I sooooo wanted to ask him if any of them survived the initial start-up

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #5 – September 11, 2014, 12:03:04 AM

I was taught to always double check, even from a trusted machine shop. Years ago, I lost an engine (5.0L) to a loose rod bolt which I accepted and installed without the double check. :( Lesson learned.

That "porting" looks painful!

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #6 – September 11, 2014, 07:22:41 AM

This guy is clearly not a mechanic let aside an engine builder. What a mess. Those heads are butchered worst than anything i have seen in 50 years. Have a great day guys.

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #7 – September 11, 2014, 08:02:06 AM

From the Fred Flintstone school of port matching... Man, I could do a better job with a hammer and chisel. Heck, a hammer and no chisel would probably do just as good!

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #8 – September 11, 2014, 08:17:11 AM

Looks like his port work may have actually been more detrimental than beneficial. Wow that's crazy. We've got a few redneck engine builders around here that turn out similar work. A buddy of mine had them rebuild a big block Chevy's and they did it on the dirt floor of their garage. It never was right after that.

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #9 – September 11, 2014, 08:25:33 AM

Look on the bright side.......it's a chevy.
Seriously though , this looks like a guy that if you loaned him a rock, he'd give a pail of gravel back.

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #10 – September 11, 2014, 01:23:32 PM

Wow...

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #11 – September 11, 2014, 05:49:06 PM

Holy fish paste batman, look like he air-chiseled them!?

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #12 – September 11, 2014, 10:02:47 PM

I wonder how many of those pushrods would be bent the first full revolution! How badly butchered was the intake they were trying to match? lol

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #13 – September 12, 2014, 05:50:32 AM

What is with the prussion blue all over the intake side of the head???

Some People should NEVER touch an engine (Warning.......contains GM product)

Reply #14 – September 12, 2014, 06:52:04 AM

Quote from: fordguy545;437923

I wonder how many of those pushrods would be bent the first full revolution! How badly butchered was the intake they were trying to match? lol

It wasn't bad actually, stock intake.

Quote from: TOM Renzo;437926

What is with the prussion blue all over the intake side of the head???

They used it for the port matching................. it was also on the exhaust side