<VV> Tear-down III (was Rebuild II)

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

It sorta sounds like heresy, but I'm in Deckrug's camp here -- "We told 
you before...the debris is external..flushed out.....
the oil filter catches it, as well as the oil pickup screen...."

Now, I do admit, I may have missed a post, but a broken Vair valve cover 
bolt is on the outside of the engine and has nothing to do with the 
running part.

This is not an automatic transmission nor a formula one race motor -- 
those should be clean inside to start -- but an engine can and will be 
'dirty' and still work just fine!  One of the reasons for a full flow 
oil filter, and soft-faced babbit bearings. Those fancy ultra-sonic 
cleanings of old used oil coolers, when installed on new engines 
however, *is* money well spent, even if it seems a tad spendy, as the 
cooler is after the filter (as I recall). Tiny fine powder like pieces 
and flakes are to be expected though -- large pieces of grit and filings 
are probably questionable.  You need to get some perspective -- change 
the oil in your buddy's or wife's perfectly good running car and check 
that with your magnet ... 

What did you do? Forget to use the duct tape to seal off the top of the 
head while you drilled?  and then used a blow gun to clean the hole? If 
so, maybe you need to tear it down ...  

Bill Strickland