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

[STL Mark]

You could find a tech that has experience. Basically, the lump needs to be pulled, torn down, and rebuilt properly from the bottom up - without guesswork. OR - maybe be cheaper in your situation - order a new crate engine from Ford - and put the old one on e-bay part by part.

Been there Bud.
Good Luck.

[cdnus]

If you notice the brownish colour of the connecting rod cap second from the rear,that indicates overheating & a burnt bearing & crank journal.
Do not waste time or money on this as it sits. Go for a complete rebuild or you will be chasing this monster forever.
JMO

Craig

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by STL Mark

You could find a tech that has experience. Basically, the lump needs to be pulled, torn down, and rebuilt properly from the bottom up - without guesswork. OR - maybe be cheaper in your situation - order a new crate engine from Ford - and put the old one on e-bay part by part.

Been there Bud.
Good Luck.

I agree 100%.........
Andronikos, the only I can see good in your pictures is a nice water pump and some nice ARP head and main studs, the rest of what I can see is not top shelf parts, some,IMO are poor quality parts, definetly mis-matched parts for the application and definetly poor quality assembly of those poor quality parts.......the list is too long with what's wrong with this particular engine...

If you notice the brownish colour of the connecting rod cap second from the rear,that indicates overheating & a burnt bearing & crank journal.
Do not waste time or money on this as it sits.

Agreed again, you have one burnt rod and rod bearing,the crankshaft will be damaged, maybe beyound repair, you will not know until you tear it all down...to rebuild this engine, you'll need to revamp the entire valve trane and who knows what else.it's not worth it, get a crate engine and install, take this engine down and sell the undamaged parts and pieces and recoup what you can............
Just from what pictures you've posted,I see way too much that I don't like in this engine and I'm certainly no great engine builder by any stretch,just a garage mechanic.......

I know this is not what you expected or wanted to see and hear, but it's the facts, your pictures don't lie........

best of luck with whatever you decide......
David