1) Lower intake gaskets. They were BAD. Worst I've personally seen. All coolant ports had seperated, one intake port had collapsed, and a few others had seperated too. Oil had gotten into the EGR port through this failure too, causing the nice smoke show out the tailpipe. Might could explain the excessive blowby too.
2) #6 plug wire was burned in half. I didn't see this because another redneck fix was to simply put convoluted tubing over it. Thing is, they didn't tape it, and the "repair" rotated to where the break was visable...and resting on the exhaust
3) Supercharger gasket. Probably not that much of a contributor in the grand scheme, but at the very least it caused some vacuum leaks.
4) Valve cover gaskets. The rear cover had been removed at one point and reinstalled, but a corner of the gasket had unseated when being put back on. So oil loss and no crankcase vacuum since that happened.
5) Cracked oil pan. Even though it was sealed with jb, it still leaked and caused a huge mess.
Changing plans here. I'm feeling this motor could probably be saved afterall. Even w/o the other motor, I still would have taken this one out even if it was good just to clean it and regasket it. With that said, that's what I'll do. It didn't knock or have any wierd noises, but I'll tear the caps off to see if there are any major grooves or impending failures before fully commiting. If I reuse this engine, it'll save me the time and cost of having to get new rings, bearings, and the crank maching done, and get this engine done quicker. The block I've been working on will still get built but at my leisure. The ported heads and manifold will go on the old motor, just because I'm impatient.


















