Cleaning the block surface with the head off of the F.5, I figured I probably got some debris down the push rod holes so I pulled the side cover off for some cleaning. With the cover off, it got a paint job and so then off came the crank pulley and timing cover for a fresh clean & paint. Then, waiting for paint to harden up, I look at how far it’s torn down and realize I’m only two thrust plate bolts away from pulling the cam & lifters for a look see. So, I did, and the view was very disappointing. These four are typical of the rest.