So I stripped the engine down today. The amount of crap in the bottom of the pan was shocking. I had fun taking it apart, I have built a few engines before but no inline sixes. Still concerned about the casting of the number 1 hole, pulled the rear frost plug and it looked similar on number 6. Am I freaking out about nothing? Dropped it off at my machinist to get cleaned, check for cracks and let me know how much needs to be cut to get the bores back in shape.






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