Here's why the engine FAILED on my '69 Ford Mustang..

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[woman.driven]

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The block is at the shop now getting cleaned and inspected. They suspect the issue with water could have been a misalignment of the head gasket as that was not original to the car and is a common thing to mess up. So water could have easily made its way down.

That still doesn’t explain leaves and twigs inside the oil pan 🤔.

[markr]

Ford tech here-- look at intake gaskets @ 2:25. Whoever installed intake gaskets screwed up big time. Look at water ports, complete mismatch. No wonder engine is full of coolant 🌊🌊

[Hobbies]

Just a quick tip.... use that 4 inch long left over piece of 2x4 that everyone who has a garage has somewhere to put against the cylinder head and hit THAT with the hammer so that you are not beating the cast iron (brittle) of the head with the hammer head. THAT'S why guys keep those little pieces of wood forever. ;)

[mariomunoz]

I don’t even care that she doesn’t know what’s she’s doing. She looks good doing it😊

[tonydeater]

Your doing something a lot of ladies would never try or have an opportunity to do so. Keep going!

[jameslaiola]

Im sure you already know this. But the fact that your lifters fell out easily is actually a fairly good sign.Most of the time they stick Your Block looks like it doesn't need much honing. I realize your very financially set. But maybe youl consider hangen on to it. That block is a fairly easy build with EFI. Have a great day

[AndrewBurbo-zwpf]

gear pullers are a great way to take off your harmonic balancer in 2 pieces if you don't need to use it again

[srtrocketship]

ARP will sell you a whole set of bolts/studs, whatever you need. With this application they will not likely fail, main, rod and headbolts are a must to replace. Get a good repairanual and a how to hotrod your small block Ford manual. These have good tips and tricks that will really help you. Also, a very knowledgeable friend is good as well.

[geraldscott]

All of these old school engines are not only super easy to work on, but 10 times more reliable than anything new when put together right. At 2:50 I can already see that this engine was not maintained very well. Everything is dirty and black, which means the oil was not changed nearly often enough. Since that is a flat tappet engine, I would save the lifters and cam if they are salvageable. Apparently nobody knows how to make new ones anymore. You can use a magnet to remove the lifters and keep them separated so that if you decide to use them they can all go back in the same holes they came out of. I would rotate the engine on the stand so the head you are trying to remove is pointing straight up. Less chance of it falling. Uh, that is not the proper tool for removing a harmonic balancer. Oh jeez, it's raining lifters. There is no way twigs and leaves could get into the crankcase unless the oil pan was left off with the engine outside. Water can get in through the carburetor if there is no air cleaner on it, run down through the intake manifold, through open valves, and seep past the rings and into the crankcase. But not twigs and leaves.

[donmunro]

One word of advice. When removing parts, keep them in order since it can help when analyzing condition of components. Plus you never know what you may have to reuse.
You're also using the wrong puller to remove the balancer. Surprised you didn't pull it apart.

[tstemen]

As a retired engine builder, she is doing a good job. My recommendations would be on the next disassembly, when removing the valve train, take the lifters out one at a time to inspect the bottom. That will tell you how the cam is wearing and oil supply. Do the same with each main and rod bearing. See if any are worn uneven, has any scoring or if any dirt invaded. By the looks of the pistons, there may have been a blown head gasket due to overheating. Only having water in number one cylinder tells me it wasn’t due to having the hood off. Looking forward to the rebuild.

[peterromano]

Doris, you need to keep all those bolts. Clean them all up and put them all away until your project is done. This engine is so old you will never find these bolts if you need them to put everything back together.
Good Luck!!

[manxdr]

Great job! Am I detecting a Miami accent; what a cutie. Btw a dead blow mallot or brass hammer is best for striking parts without damaging them. The 302 being cast iron is more resilient than a modern aluminum block but damage may still occur. Just best to be safe with an engine that has limited parts availability.

[trumanbeal]

The "battery looking thing" are solid lifters.. The numbers that are hammered into the castings means that it was rebuilt at least once before. You may want to clean up a few of the pistons, and see if numbers like 40 or 60 are stamped into them, as that would indicate how much oversized that they are. The block may not be able to be bored out any thing further than where it is without the use of sleeves..

But, it is a great learning lesson to do this on an old school block, and since ford and dodge both position the distributors up front, it'll be easier to learn how to do initial timing, and then use a dial-back timing light to set your full timing.

The water + leaves is likely the engine sitting without a carb on the manifold for quite some time, and at the very least one pretty massive storm happened during that time.

[alvingoss]

Those battery looking things are lifters. You did a great job tearing down the engine.💪

[Hndle-RapselHonda]

I agree with you, using a gear puller to pull out a harmonic dampener is a real pian I have done it in the past but a dedicated harmonic dampener puller does work better.

[georgebradshaw]

You may want to keep all the hardware certain bolts are special sometimes. Unless they're trashed

[josemedeiros]

I rebuilt two 289 ford engines in my former 1965 Mustang Fastback in the 1980's, and a 302 Mexican Block with thicker main caps in the 2005 in my former 1966 Mustang Fastback, make sure you tap out the oil galley plugs for thread in plugs, I blew one out in my 289 engine with a Mellings high pressure oil pump when I over revved the engine doing a burn out, and ruined the engine by throwing a rod through the block because I ignored the ticking sound of low oil pressure and still drove the car home. Also removing the head bolts does not require that you use a cross pattern.

[MJrocs]

Be sure to use Duracell batteries when you put it back together

[justanavgguy]

Doris, always a delight watching you indulge in grunge as you pursue your passion for your automobiles. Untold amazement that the parts & pieces of the ICE can be fitted & synced to produce an efficient operating assembly. Glad that you are trying to save the block & heads. Hope you receive good reports back on them. Poor Mustang was maltreated by its previous owners.