Pull the bearing caps and see whats in there. Post pics.
Does it spin easy?
It does spin easy. Even by hand, the short block spins freely. My next day off is next week, I will pull the caps and post pics. Connecting rod ends are NOT discolored.
What are you looking to use it in? If things are ok once you look at the bearings, I’d slap it back together and run it. Check clearances. If it spins free I’m not seeing the issue with giving it a go. That’s a lot of money saved and even some oil burn won’t cost you like a rebuild. I’ve gotten A LOT of use out of factory short blocks most people would insist on going entirely through.
I have a 71 satellite I wanted to drop it in. It needs some work before it's road worthy though. I'm ok with the low compression because I wanted to run a whiplash cam. Fun street driver and cruiser. But if I could put together this motor and drop it in the car, then I would have some shop space freed up. I'll take some stuff apart and check it with my cheap MIC and post pictures. Thanks for the replies.
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