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Hi Bro hey great job on your new baby, I would like to offer some info for you to think about, since the engine is apart I would talk to Huntley racing and have them redrill the crank to add other oil holes for the rod bearings, for some reason and this seems to be the most plausible, the #2 rod bearings fail in these engines, this is possibly due to centrifugal forces spinning the crank and not having sufficient oil pressure to overcome the centrifugal forces the rod fails, I read somwhere that Huntley adds some holes to the rod journals, and they race there cars and since doing this have not had a bearing failure.
One other thing is to have your crank polished ,seriously now folks.........and when you get it back take some brake cleaner and spray atleast 2 whole cans into your crank oil holes to clean out the grinding dirt, also put some oil into the oil pump when you install it otherwise it might not prime,
Make shure you spin the engine with the starter and the plugs out till you get an oil pressure indication, B 4 your first start.
If you dont get a pressure indication the only way to prime the oil pump is to remove the oil filter and pour oil into the filter cavity and then turn by hand the crank pulley in reverse, this will put the oil into the pump galley you will need to pour about 6 oz of oil into the system and turn the crank backwards, This should put a good prime into your system, reinstall the oil filter and crank with the starter till you get a solid oil pressure indication on your gauge.
Well thats all I have to offer for now , by the way the NEW color looks great , it looks like a color called CHROME YELLOW, used on some Italian racing cars, also I have seen this same color on a few pictures of the 968 TURBO, so great job , I hope the money dosnt run out, you will have a wonderful car when your done........Stan
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