BlueAndWhite

This is a follow up to the budget way to 500hp thread i did.
I opened my valve covers today to check if the heads/rockers where as the seller said, they where.
But the issue i have is all the extra bs stuff in the heads! so much metal and plastic i was really surprised.
1 piece looks like part of a hose clamp and the grey pieces are hard plastic parts.
And all the metal shavings are probably my bearings.
Enough to make a grown man cry...
I did notice the valve covers where grinded down, also 1 rocker on each head for clearance. unless the weren't and worn themselves but i highly doubt that.

So here is my question. Does the metal piece ( clip looking one) look like anything that comes from inside the engine or is something that was dropped inside?
same for the plastic shavings... any plastic parts inside an engine?
I will be taking the pan off to further investigate, also will be calling the guy who sold me this.

plastic/metal shavings

plastic/metal shavings

mix of plastic/metal shavings

plastic chunk

head overview

this is the clip looking part

same side as clip part, bunch of junk

SB

I was gonna keep my mouth shut on the crankcase vent system the previous owner made on his old/your new engine, but I kept my fat mouth shut.

Well, now I won't. What the hell is this ? And was it because he was losing oil out the vc's ? Probably, as your motor has some issues I'm sure. That'ds a lot of crap in your heads.

SB

btw: I'd call the guy now and see what he wants to do from there. If he wants engine back then it will help by not taking pan off yet.

bajaman

That is truly sad...and alarming.

speicher lane

If it's sitting in the heads - it's everywhere in the engine if it was run even for a few moments... That's a lot of EVERY kind of filing to flush through/ into an assembled engine.

Was the engine shipped with the filters on the engine? Pull them apart - then the engines.

BlueAndWhite

I got a hold of the seller, sent him the pics, he was very understanding of my concerns, told him i was willing to bring the engine back for a full refund or take 6k back as rebuilding funds.
He wants the engine back. so tomorrow I'm getting my money back, very happy he is a good honest man, very disappointed I'm still looking for an engine.

I was sent a PM pointing out the parts of plastic and metal shards are Teflon valve seals.

mike tkach

all the stuff on the top of the heads looks to be pc valve stem seals.

BillK

Looks like broken up valve seals like Mike said. I bet the retainers are coming down and hitting the seals or there is nothing keeping the inner springs from walking around and hitting the seals. I personally do not like teflon seals. I have been using the later style metal cased seals for at least 20 years now.

getrdunn

👽 are hereeeee!!!!!! 😂. Wtf though.

cheech

Good eye SB. I glanced over the copper pipe breather mod in that thread.
The Glyptal job in there does look nice though.