|
Greetings all.
Hope everyone is having a better new year then me so far! Sooo been making good progress doing final fitment for the motor etc. and decided that the valve covers needed to be swapped around to have better access to the oil fill...
Well in pulling off the passenger side valve cover I found a HUGE chunk of aluminum in the cylinder head. It not Eiffel Tower huge - but for being inside of a brand new motor it is pretty damn big... I've already talked to Chevy and sent them an email which you can see here that better explains the entire situation:
-------------------------------
Hello Travis,
Thanks for looking into this situation for me. Here is a quick overview of the situation so you can pass it along to whoever needs the info...
When the motor first arrived the oil filler cap was not on the motor and I assumed that someone had simply taken it, but it was later found down in the bottom of the crate. It appeared to have been knocked off but still works so I didn't think much of it. Today I was in the process of switching the valve covers to make oil fill easier in this project car. When I took off the passenger side valve cover, almost directly below the oil fill spout(see pointing picture) I found a small piece of broken plastic which I believe to be the lock from the oil filler tube, but then also found a large piece of broken aluminum which I have pictured below. It is about 1/4" wide, about 1/2" long and about 1-2mm thick. Beveled/machined on one side, broken on the other with signs of blue valve spring paint on it.
I have thoroughly examined both cylinder heads and can not see any place where this piece could have broken off of, there appears to be no damage at all.
Please pass this information along to your technical department and if there is anything I need to do by way of additional pictures/videos or information just let me know.
--------------------------------------------------
They have been very responsive and are awaiting more pictures and info from me, but right now this is a big bummer as I may have to send the motor back to Chevy and have them go through it to make sure everything is OK. This my friends is a prime example of why I decided to purchase a new crate motor vs. a used motor. I would be SOL with a junk yard motor, but instead it's going to be taken care of - a lot to be said for buying new with a warranty!!!
Well that took the wind out of my sails until I find out what needs to happen with the motor. In the mean time I went ahead and got the electric power steering pump mounts fabricated and I think it's gonna work. I'll get some more pictures and try to put a quick video together on it this week.
Thanks
J
|