73 Mustang 351 Cleveland Tear-Down – Cylinder Inspection

Well we are finally at the next to last post for the tear down of my 1973 Mustang SportsRoof  351 Cleveland.  Everything has been removed and we can not get a look at the last piece of  the puzzle in figuring out what needs to be done to make this thing run again.

Take a look at the cylinders.

All the indications are that this engine was oil starved at some point. I’m sure it was a result of the valve supporting the #2 cylinder being fired shut, but that is still just a guess.

If you look back at earlier posts, I waffled between guessing if this Cleveland had been apart and worked on.  Well by the sight of the cross-hatching it’s clear that the cylinders have been worked before and I’m guessing the rings are well.

Next the block, crank and cam are headed off to a machine shop and things become very clear after the experts look at this 351C.

Thanks for reading.

Tim