Topic: Just toasted my 350T engine

[bwaller]

You ran it with no oil.....now face the music! It'll be all blued & scored everywhere.

EDIT...sorry man that was harsh.

[Carver]

any update on the carnage/lack thereof?

[Roach Carver]

You ran it with no oil.....now face the music! It'll be all blued & scored everywhere.

EDIT...sorry man that was harsh.

the older I get the more I say the first thing that pops into my head. Usually truthful though.

[zeech]

I see you both fall into the "point and laugh" category haha. Pistons seem okay, cams are locked up but not discolored.

Problem is I can't even disassemble it because I can't rotate the crank to get the 2 bolts out of the cam sprocket so it's all stuck together right now. Do I need to cut the cam chain? I don't see any other way.

[Roach Carver]

I am no expert but that seems logical to me. And yes I am a point and laugh guy but I expect it when I screw up and have been on your end plenty of times. Good luck. Keep us posted.

[754]

If you can knock the cam end bearings out..puller might work.. , it may drop enough to get chain off sprocket.
 Not sure how stuck the cam is, and have not been inside s 350 twin for decades..

[KrautKoffin]

My motto is 'always break the cheapest part if you have to break something'. Cam chain seems logical.

[calj737]

If the motor won't rotate, you'll probably have to cut the cam chain. Prevent it from falling in if possible. I had to do the same on my current motor (seized since 87). Only way I could get the head off, then jugs.

Sorry it's worked out that way for you.

[crazypj]

If you can get the cam bearing off the points side you may be able to remove the tach side easier. Points side is furthest from pump so generally seizes first.

[bryanj]

Once the end caps/bearings have picked up they are toast , usualy along with the cam.  If with all the screws removed there is no movement at all you will need another cam and both end bearings, I would source those first before going farther