Looks like a compression stop limiter from the old cork valve cover gaskets.

 

First its physically impossible to get that through the pickup screen, so there is that. Its been apart, but the bottom end has never been touched?

 

Pick up screen wasn't in good shape he said. He didn't send pic of that

 

He just sent me this

 

Looks like a press in plug. I found one of those floating around in the pos 347 that I had built.

 

Idk what to think

 

Unless there is a gaping hole in that screen, its can enter the pump that way. The only other way is throwing it down the mouth of the oil filter adapter, which is ridiculous unless it came FROM the oil filter.

 

Don't know ,all i see is same as you. Look like maybe on left side of pick up there is a hole idk.

Trying to talk him out of a 347 with gt40 heads now

 

I can hear everyone screaming now “NOOOOOOOOO”

 

Anything like a sandwich cooler involved? Happen after an oil change?

 

I say put the money in the top end. He won't listen. He stuck in the 90s

 

maybe he wants to build a 8.2 deck early lightning spec?

 

Large pieces can get "around" the screen. I had a piece of a broken valve spring wedge the oil pump gears and discovered that there is a gap where the screen meets the "hat".

I took a hammer and tapped the hat flush with the screen to close up the gap.

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I was wondering if the hat had a issue. I never seen this engine in person. I would have disected the hat /screen if it where mine

I found him a 5.0 on fb with tw heads and +2cc pistons with valve reliefs. He bought it. He is going thru it now.

Think I have him talked into buzzing the heads some and I have a decent cam here .