Chapter 2
My son and I finally had schedules that allowed us to begin to tackle this problem. Yesterday we pulled the pan and found small cylindrical bits of magnetic metal. It appeared to be a pieces that would form a circle with an OD of .250" and an ID somewhat smaller. I sent photos and bounced this off of Brent Lykins (thank you for taking my Saturday afternoon call). After some deep thinking and thought I believe the bits to be the collar that locks the axle on a Hydralic Roller lifter for a 302 Ford. There were bits in the pan and a piece in the locked pump. The screen on the OEM pump did not appear to be compromised so I muust assume the suction of the
oil aginst the Metal "parted the screen" enough to allow it to pass. I looked at the screen with a magnifying glass and saw no damaged areas. The next operation will be to pull the Top End and inspect the lifters and their respective bores.
BTW...Milodon RR pan and Windage tray installed.