Did you just strike it rich?Bob where are we looking into?  Sorry to to see that and just think back at the problems we would of had going the the 2020 bash. Im building my motor this fall. Starting my collection of parts now. 
Chris

Oh boy. More exploratory surgery ahead....sorry BB.

Unless you found a colony of faries in there too I'm going to say that's not good. 

Here's a look at the 2,3,4 mains. 3 is all copper and 4 is in the steel.

Huh, well that sucks.  I'd want to know why though.  I've seen engines that had 200k on them where the bearings didn't look like that.  Did you cut that filter apart?  Wondering if it got plugged somehow.  Or maybe there was a leak in the top end that was so bad it resulted in oil starvation to the mains? 

BobC wrote:

Sorry to see that BB. BTW, you can never have too many Bobs, Bullet, Bearing or otherwise. 

 
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TKOPerformance wrote:

Huh, well that sucks.  I'd want to know why though.  I've seen engines that had 200k on them where the bearings didn't look like that.  Did you cut that filter apart?  Wondering if it got plugged somehow.  Or maybe there was a leak in the top end that was so bad it resulted in oil starvation to the mains? 

Haven't cut the filter yet, spent the day getting the underside ready for the engine pull.  Will do top-side tomorrow and then carefully finish the teardown.  I agree, something caused a lack of oil but I don't know what...yet.  It appears that the old sender died but I'll find a way to prove that.  Would be a hell of a coincidence and I have a problem with coincidence.
The crank is (was) standard/standard and I'm pretty careful about preassembling every thing and checking clearances with telescope gauges and mikes.  But....stuff happens.
Thanks for the help, guys.  I'll keep you all in the loop.

 

Well...................so much for my 'idea' that it ain't broke cause it didn't make no noise! 
Gee Bullet..I hate that for ya.
Was that a Melling oil pump you used?!
Did it 'eat-the-crank"? (no pun intended DON!!)..or did the bearings do their job and save crank damage?
How many miles on the roller lifters? (Swat-happened to mine once...lifter wheels got eat up and scattered sparkly stuff in the pan.) and scrubbed the inserts.

So many questions........ Just glad it didn't "leave-ya" on the side of a mountain some-werz! (with Jean!....holding a pistol!...while you hitch-hiked for help!.....and a stranger picked you up!.....in a Shivel-lay flatbed!.....that had  Reacher riding shotgun!...andyou had to ride in the bed of the truck!.....and it started snowing!.....and got dark!.....and the corona -virus had all the stores closed!.....cause you still live in a 'blue-state'!....and had to ride to a "red state')!...
Well, you-get-the-picture!
6sal6

josh-kebob wrote:

6sally6 wrote:

Well...................so much for my 'idea' that it ain't broke cause it didn't make no noise! 
Gee Bullet..I hate that for ya.
Was that a Melling oil pump you used?!
Did it 'eat-the-crank"? (no pun intended DON!!)..or did the bearings do their job and save crank damage?
How many miles on the roller lifters? (Swat-happened to mine once...lifter wheels got eat up and scattered sparkly stuff in the pan.) and scrubbed the inserts.

So many questions........ Just glad it didn't "leave-ya" on the side of a mountain some-werz! (with Jean!....holding a pistol!...while you hitch-hiked for help!.....and a stranger picked you up!.....in a Shivel-lay flatbed!.....that had  Reacher riding shotgun!...andyou had to ride in the bed of the truck!.....and it started snowing!.....and got dark!.....and the corona -virus had all the stores closed!.....cause you still live in a 'blue-state'!....and had to ride to a "red state')!...
Well, you-get-the-picture!
6sal6

Mike, please put the cap back on the bottle of Fireball....

Now WHY....would anybody save the cap off of a bottle of Fireball?!  Reeee-Dickel-us!!  Un-screw cap & throw it away........simple!
 

That really sucks Bob. I feel bad with ya. I know 40K miles ain't a lot, but its more than the 6K that I got!!! 

I would want to know why it happened too. I guess you will be looking at everything as you take it apart. Take lots of pictures too.  

Thanks for the kind condolences guys.  I'm not too worked up over it...just didn't want to take time to build an engine right now but.....
I think I might just go ahead and stuff the 4R70W and '94 computer in while I'm at it.  That is after I rebuild the 4R70W. 
Hopefully the heads/lifters/etc will still be usable but something got all this started.  I'll be trying to find out just what in the next couple of days.

Mike:  You are tooooooooooooo much.  Had me rollin' on the floor and LMAO.   THANK YOU

BB1

I wouldn't reuse the lifters out of that engine.  You're talking clearances measured in ten thousandths of an inch.  No way to really inspect them either.  Not worth the risk.