Well my preliminary research reveals no damage to the lifter other than on the foot ware it ground against the cam, and a good lifter rotates and moves properly in the #5E bore. As for lube I used the comp cams stuff when I first put the cam in (the first thing to go in the block) and then slathered it with Permatex Ultra Slick (the red stuff), which seems to be identical to what comp provides, before I put the lifters in. It did still have I think 60ish lbs of
oil pressure when it was last shut off.
Looks like I will have to pull it and tear it down, I have a few questions about what I should or should not do.
1. Piston rings. Should they be replaced? Should the cylinders be lightly honed or will I be ok if the hatch pattern is still clear? 3 hours is actually an exaggeration, it has probably only run for 45-90 min.
2. Hot tank or no?
3. Never pulled a set of Aluminum heads before, do I loosen the bolts in the same order they were tightened or do I reverse that order?
4. Wrist pins. Will I have to remove the spiral locks (not fun) and clean these or can this be avoided, or should I perhaps base my decision on the condition of the rod bearings?
Those are all of the concerns I can think of at the moment, I don’t think I can blame the distributor or the Chinese for this. Thanks for the help.