Change of oil and found metallic spring etc inside - need your advise.

[Curt C.]

That is the cylinder where the rocker stud broke right? Looks like the rocker stud broke allowing the pushrod to jump out along with the lifter. Ask the engine builder to comment on the right studs, lifters, pushrod usage, etc to confirm that the valve train geometry is correct. Either the stud was defective or the geometry not correct resulting in the stud failing. As said earlier, the poly locks looked funny but maybe that is not the issue. Keep the exposed engine galley very clean. You dont want any dirt, dust etc to get in there. Use a clean towl or plastic bag to keep it covered while not working on it.

[DAVID GAGNARD]

With the kind of damage you have, I would not trust the engine, you don't know what little parts/pieces went were and could have damaged other things, I would pull the motor and do a complete teardown and clean up everything........if I remember correctly, you said you drove the car like this for some miles?? There is a good chance that some of those broken pieces got "slung" around the internal moving parts and easlily could have damaged the crank/rods/camshaft....I just wouldn't trust it,till I knew for sure that there was no other damage internally...
On the opposite side, there is a push rod out of the lifter, did the rocker stud break on that one also??
2 things I noticed, the intake gaskets do not look like the correct ones for the cylinder heads, they'll work, but they cover part of the intake ports, the other thing is the push rods with pressed-in balls on the ends..I quit using that type years ago after pulling a motor with a few thousand miles on it and finding 3 of the balls missing, one was in the oil pan, the other 2 were ground up in the engine......I only use one-piece push rods...

Still wondering what type of cylinder heads are on the car, can't tell from the pictures...

David

[andronikos916]

Yes these are the push-rods and cylinders from the 2 rocker arms failed. Both rocker studs brake. They have the exact same damage.

I was also discussing it with Eric earlier. He suggested to do a drain check (if I say that correctly). To remove all rocker arms and have a mechanic to check that. To make sure that all valves and pistons are ok. My car has also a rev limiter at 6000rpm - so I do not think that this damage was from over-revs.

Yes I have done at least 10-15miles like that. Maybe more - I really do not know how many. If the car was like that from the day I got it (99.99% sure that car was like that cause I never felt a difference when I was driving it) then I have done more than 150miles - who knows how many the previous owner...

Good to know about the 1pice push-rods and thank for mentioning about the gaskets... Thank you for the info.

Yes I put the intake back on - so nothing bad / dirt / dust goes inside. If needed I can take some more pics to better see the cylinder heads and find the correct gaskets.

For your information I was about to order the following gasket:
1262-S - Fel-Pro intake gasket set

Best - Andronikos,

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by andronikos916

Yes these are the push-rods and cylinders from the 2 rocker arms failed. Both rocker studs brake. They have the exact same damage.

I was also discussing it with Eric earlier. He suggested to do a drain check (if I say that correctly). To remove all rocker arms and have a mechanic to check that. To make sure that all valves and pistons are ok. My car has also a rev limiter at 6000rpm - so I do not think that this damage was from over-revs.

Yes I have done at least 10-15miles like that. Maybe more - I really do not know how many. If the car was like that from the day I got it (99.99% sure that car was like that cause I never felt a difference when I was driving it) then I have done more than 150miles - who knows how many the previous owner...

Good to know about the 1pice push-rods and thank for mentioning about the gaskets... Thank you for the info.

Yes I put the intake back on - so nothing bad / dirt / dust goes inside. If needed I can take some more pics to better see the cylinder heads and find the correct gaskets.

For your information I was about to order the following gasket:
1262-S - Fel-Pro intake gasket set

Best - Andronikos,

The reason I asked what type cylinder heads, that will determine which intake gaskets to use....Edelbrock cylinders heads for instance do not all use the same gasket, you need to look up the type cylinder head you have and use what the manufacter recommends...Fel-Pro makes at least a half dozen gaskets for small block Ford engines!!!!
With the mileage on the engine "as is" you can't be sure other internal parts have not been damaged, for peace of mind, if it were mine, I'd tear it down copmpletely......
David