Why don't you get a mech. gauge on the block and run a drill to the pump, then you will be certain you have an oil pressure issue or not.

I couldn't agree more. If you had no oil pressure, your little jaunt in the cove would have let you know in a loud way.

If I hear you say you lost oil pressure one more time, I'm gunna bitch slap you into next week.

You KNOW you had oil pressure gauge wiring issues since this motor went in.

if you would have taken a look at the missing gauge out of my boat in the cove i stole a nut off of another gauge that was stopping ym gauge from working....before the last whole speal when the gauge quit working well in the cove i figured out why it wasnt working, and decided to make it work to confirm what exactly i was thinking...just to elaborate for everyone else somewhat scratching their heads...see one trip out my guage just quit working, and i couldnt figure out why...so i was like screw it no biggie! anyway back to big river, when i was heading up river with nate to the cove i told him something doesnt sound right...at a certain rpm i could hear rattles "like lifters" and i started looking back and wondering and figured it was my scoop...well it wasnt...so i started kind of checking stuff even pulling a valve cover to find some water up top ok no big deal...turn the heat up because i wasnt getting much heat in the motor on the river anyway...so i make a pass and she is running pretty good, and then something happens the boat doesnt turn the normal rpms anymore, not she only wants to turn 5000 instead of the the normal 5800...ok now something really isnt right...so back to the gauge issue...when i would turn on the key "and this is only as of recent this isnt something has been haywire since the motor just went in brad"...so i crawl under the dash, and i find one of the allthreads that comes out of the back of the gauge that is supposed to have a nut on it that secures the plate the a prong goes on for the wire is missing, so i take one off of another gauge and tighten it up, and walla when i turn the key the gauge moves to zero! something it hasnt done the last two trips...so i fire the motor, and the gauge goes maybe to 3-5 psi just past zero...guess what this tells me this is something not right...followed by the sounds of clunks when i shut the motor off...the clunks are 3 loud clunks! im guessing a rod bearing went out, but i am also optimistic that maybe i somehow screwed up the oil pump shaft rod! but why in the heck am i going to keep starting up a motor to find out with different oil psi guages when i can simply pull it down and find out what it is a miss, and a gauruntee that the gauge is not lying to me now!

any of the vegas guys are more then welcome to come over tomorrow, and have a look see!

So today started as the D-day on the tear down, and i am a glass half full type of guy...well it didnt turn out well, but not the end of the world so here are the pics in sequence

I wanted a nice clean work bench for me to throw shit on so made sure that was "somewhat organized"


At this point i was only one beer in and this is why i took the picture


Next i backed the boat into the shop...see i waited for the the swamp coolers to cool it off enough in there to not suffer from heat


Next here is i needed another beer, because i dont know what im expecting


This is when i have some help show up with alot more knowledge then me"homeblown57" is what we call him around here, because i wanted to hear his expertise on the "clunking" noise coming from the motor...my point is when he showed up it was go time! so the pictures get alot more spaced out...so at this point in it's only 3 beers


This is where chaos and mayhem meet...the diagnostic is #6 rod bearing went, and piston met cylinder head so here's the pictures of that



#6 on the cylinder head side


And my pyle of shit just sitting there


THE END

p.s. anyone wanna guess how many more beer cans are empty on that bench?

so wudda ya gonna do? Lessee the rod

Sweet Chevelle !

Overall, you can save it!

dont even bother....nordie is stubborn and is set on 'building a bigger motor' rather then getting back on the water. If he sticks to his plan, he wont see water again until 2012.

i told him to pull the bottom apart and rework the crank and put it back together. he said the crank junk ....but how do you know a crank is junk without even pulling the pan off?

so I told him i have a good crank he can use......it was one excuse after another. he just wants to junk this thing and start over for what ever reason. 

im still convinced hes afraid of water.

so lets lay this all out.

you say you have a junk crank, a flat cam and maybe a bad piston that kissed the head.

what makes it a 'pile' and non rebuildable? i think you really need to reconsider the situation here nordie and look at it in a bit more positive perspective. I know youre a 'glass is half full' kind of guy, but you need to understand you are NOT that bad off in this situation. its totally rebuildable and will not cost you a fortune.

you might need some crank work (~$200) - if not, use mine
You might need a new cam and lifters (~$200-$300)
You might need a new piston (~$50 - its just a hyper  )
Need bearings  ($100)
Need gaskets ($75)

You can be out on the water this summer for $400 to $700 depending on the parts you MIGHT need but have no idea what you actually need because you havent even really got into it yet.

i say sack up and make it happen. i know it sucks, im in the same boat as you right now, but you really need to start looking at life in a more positive aspect bud. no one likes a sour puss. i hope you get this shit sorted out and make it happen. let me know if you need a hand.

Made a few corrections for you...

you might need some crank work (~$125) - if not, use mine
You might need a new cam and lifters (~$135)
You might need a new piston (~$50 - its just a hyper  ) <----- Ouch
Need bearings  ($200)
Need gaskets ($75)

Im not sour at all...i dont know why brad persieves it to be...

...brad it sucks what happened to your motor but you blow one up every trip...maybe if you tried my approach you'll build one that lasts...

my point proven. I was trying to be supportive, but you are lashing back with petty jabs. I am totally fine, secure and comfortable with my situation. I am just trying to help you out. No need to be childish.

And just drop the hypers already...even,the one that was bouncing off of the head is in great shape! You guys make it seem like its soooo bad well theres your proof...

im gunna say you are DAMN lucky. and since you asked, heres your proof. look at this shotgun blast of a mess.







and yes, they were KB hypers.

Bet that motor had the wrong ring end gap...probably could happen to any forging...face the facts the pistons are fine....childish petty jabs? Are you high? If I wanted to take jabs at you I would have better material...im just tired of you saying im sour when im really not...it sucks yes...pretty sure I explained this on the phone yesterday

Why are even talking about my pistons cleary is not the issue