I decided to pull the rest of the shortbock apart for inspection and found the center main bearing oil passage packed full of babbit scrapings, after cleaning that out i decided to check bearing clearances, and found .003 on the rods and .002 on the front main and .003 on the center and rear main. not sure but that seems a little on the big side for a fresh engine, but i'm new to model T's so i'm looking for advice on this.
Also after pulling the valves i discovered a small crack through one of the valve seats, will this be ok to leave alone or should i have the seat replaced?
Thanks again
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Scott: after reading your tale of woe I'll bet you're glad now you looked into the engine or you would of been out all of the money.!
The rods and mains should have a clearance of .0015" if there isn't any end play in the crank I would check and see why.Should have at least .004"
The cracked valve seat should of been addressed while the engine was being rebuilt.! I've enclosed a picture of a crack that has been repaired in the valve seat,then we install the seat.
Furthermore the time for us or any good shop to do a Model T is 3-4 weeks.
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