Engine block mid-rebuild with head gasket, pistons and clay pack…

Close-up of a blue engine block on a stand mid-rebuild, with a head gasket laid over the freshly decked deck surface and two pistons visible at the top of their bores. Modeling clay is packed on one piston crown for valve-to-piston clearance checking, the timing chain and gear are exposed at left, and a shop rag sits on the block.

AI caption June 2005 · Photo 148 of 956