tearing down my 331 motor. PIX

DJVCuda · Post by **DJVCuda** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:28 pm

I just pulled this donor motor for my 56 plymouth project car.

i figure i'll put up some pix

here it is just out of the car - it's a 55 chrysler 331

here are some teardown shots...

a littel steam cleaning later...

I'll get more pix up tomorrow!

dodgezilla · Post by **dodgezilla** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:38 pm

hi djvcuda nice pics i could look at old hemis all day long . i just bought an old 54 new yorker complete with a 331 4v its not the extended block im gonna pull it and put it in my 65 cornet after i rebuild it ben sitting for years in the old new yorker gonna need some tlc great post thanks happy holidays.

DJVCuda · Post by **DJVCuda** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:48 am

here is what is under the plug wire cover.

intake off...

valley cover removed, the motor seems nice and clean!

bottom end...

valve cover and rocker gear removed...

combustion chamber.

the rest of the cylinder head...note steel shim head gasket.

one head off the block... cylinders are nice and clean, no scratches!

close up of one cylinder...

DJVCuda · Post by **DJVCuda** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:55 am

both heads removed...

pistin at TDC ( .070 above deck...)

phil · Post by **phil** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:48 pm

excellent , keep the photos comming

dodgedifferent2 · Post by **dodgedifferent2** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:56 pm

AWESOME

This is very seductive

DJVCuda · Post by **DJVCuda** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:28 am

I didnt get alot done tonight but made it out there....

I pulled the pulley to find a 2 piece balancer... for a second I thought I had a mess on my hands, apparently not the balancer and the hub that fits over the crank are bolted on WITH the pulley... neat-o!

Pulled a rod bearing - 60,000 miles till 1975, then the motor SAT...till I got my hands on it..

heres the crank...

started to pull the main bearing.. LOOK a lockwasher under a main bolt - never saw that before..

fully grooved main bearings...

the crank again...

the rings have TOP written on them, so thoughtfull in the 50's huh?

the bottom end...

steve392 · Post by **steve392** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:12 am

Nice pix, cuda...
I have a question though....are these the "original" heads? I may be mistaken, but I didn't think that the 331 heads had water outlets in the heads as shown. looks more like a 354 head, but ???
Just curious...

Steve

DJVCuda · Post by **DJVCuda** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:59 am

55 was the first year for the water to not exit the intake.

Moparlee · Post by **Moparlee** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:31 pm

Hey, don't I know you.

Moparts.

Your motor is a nice score.

Lee