2012 October 22: Clean engine internals (3.15 hours)

Updated: 2012 October 22

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I pulled the five ball bearings from the transmission cases using my blind hole bearing puller and then gave the case and cover a quick second cleaning.

I cleaned out the sludge trap in the crankshaft; it was near full up to the crankpin oiling holes. Then the crankshaft, camshaft, oil pump and pickup, timing gears, connecting rods, and one cylinder head got a bath in degreaser. Overall, the internals looks really good (though I haven't measured anything yet). My machinist will give everything a critical eye, too.

I'm missing one cylinder head, but I have a pair of cylinder heads from another Ambassador that I'll likely use to replace one or both.

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