Follow up to my January post re '71 Imperial leaking oil...

hootothecore

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I decided to do a full teardown and rebuild even though the engine only had 45K miles on it. So, I replaced all gaskets and seals, timing gears and chain, camshaft bearings, rod and crank bearings, and piston rings. I kept everything standard size as the crank and camshaft were good and the cylinders just needed a light honing. Also had a valve job on the heads as two exhaust valve seats were badly worn.

Current state:

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After machine work:

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Looks great. Will be a nice running 440.
Is that upper rad hose used?
 
Looks great. Will be a nice running 440.
Is that upper rad hose used?
Upper radiator hose is original, lower is an earlier replacement which I inserted the anti-collapse spring from the original hose. So, both hoses have been used on this vehicle previously. I do have a replacement upper for when the original fails.
 
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