Most of the offending leaky gasket material was scraped away & the long-block was wiped down to see what they had. We were glad to see zero residue or deposits in the lifter valley & oil-pan. There was also a dbl roller timing set & some fresh pistons in the bores. This was great news as a rebuild would have taken over the entire budget. The rattle-can rebuild commenced once the assorted gaskets were acquired.
Intake rail seals, oil pan gasket, valve cover gaskets, timing cover gaskets, & the trans output shaft seal were all leaking or poorly installed. We made corrections & used the best materials possible (spend more up front to have it cleaner longer
).
The intake was cleaned as thoroughly as possible but was still ugly. We searched for a used/cheap suitable replacement but couldn't find anything. The only spare parts I had on the shelf was a little too much for this application so we used paint to keep within the budget (I'm not a fan of painting alum intakes & we didn't have access to a bead blaster @ the time).
It took several days to clean everything & get it prepped for color but Dylon liked what he saw as we progressed.
I'm assuming they were each taking pics of the clean motor & NOT texting/surfing the web. Who am I kidding....