71 Beetle engine pull adventure

[mg50]

My case mating surfaces are discolored and look bad but I cleaned them several times with solvent and don't feel any rough spots or scratches.

[Buggeee]

[mg50]

[Zundfolge1432]

The second half of #2 main can be used just prior to close up to confirm bearings are firmly on the dowel pins so as not to crush a bearing.

[Pruneman99]

Are you reusing the old lifters? The pictures make them look pretty bad. If your resusing them, did they go back in the same place? Did you put them face to face to see if they had any dome left?

[mg50]

[mg50]

[mg50]

[Busstom]

Sorry, I haven't been paying attention.

Did you already do a sanity alignment check on your oil pump ports? And also a cam-to-drive tang check on your oil pump. Jus checking.
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[mg50]

[Busstom]

I'm not sure if you're reusing your old oil pump and old cam.

It's a good time to lay your oil pump in both halves of the case now, one side at a time, and verify that the inlet port to the oil pump and the outlet port from the oil pump align well and (ideally) directly over their respective ports on the case. Sometimes, if there is misalignment, some slight tapering of one or the other is advised to help "funnel" the oil through the port(s) to prevent turbulence and flow issues from arising.

Similarly, you want to ensure that you have adequate drive-tang depth engagement of your oil pump drive shaft into the arse-end of your camshaft. Now is a good time to confirm all goodness in those areas.
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[mg50]

[67rustavenger]

[mg50]

[quote="67rustavenger"
Hold on a sec!
The #2 rod looks like it oriented incorrectly. The little bump appear to be facing downward. Check that! It might just be a shadow in the image.
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I marked rod bumps with white.

[Zundfolge1432]

I was looking here and that song used to play in a Heinz Ketchup commercial. Maybe it fits because you checking twice anticipation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NwP3wes4M8

[mg50]

Oil pump examination.

I see a shiny worn spot on the driver.

And did I read somewhere that the "driven sprocket" is suppose to have a visible dot(indention) on a gear tooth to show which side out?

Haven't gotten around to testing "oil pump clearance to the cam gear fasteners." Reading up on oil pump evaluation.

[Cusser]

[mg50]

a chip at exit hole. Would this interfere with oil flow or cause leak?

[67rustavenger]

[Zundfolge1432]