from the factory rocker arm that failed.....this is good news....29 needle bearings cam out the drain plug, 1 was in the head and the remaining 3 were down in the lifter cups(?).....so luckily it appears as though no damage took place other than the failed rocker arm.....I checked the pick-up screen and the needles don't fit through the screen, so there is no way they could have cycled throught the oil pump or the oil cooler. Now I just have to put it all back together....
Questions
Whose head gaskets? Felpro, GM, Cometic or ?????
Is the oil pan gasket reusable, it appears so??
No intake gasket, just the O-rings around each runner, clean and reuse???
New Head bolts, GM or ARP????
Any other maintenance that I should do with the motor out??? Water pump, Oil pump...
I am pumped up to get this thing back together, for awhile there I pretty bummed out....now all is well.
Chris
