Well, after 19 months of hard driving, my 544's engine is dying. There's so much blow-by out of the crankcase tube that ends underneath the engine that I last week added a hose through the oil filler cap for additional release. Still, it's like a steam locomotive.
In addition, after it's warmed up the engine's oil loss through the rear main seal got excessive as well.

No biggie, as I got lucky about a year ago in buying a B18 engine (long block minus intake and exhaust) out of a 1967 wagon for only $350 which, according to the seller, has only 86K miles on it. It's been sitting in the seller's garage for many years, but I actually believe him as I got the rear end from the same car and it looked new inside. Now . . . before I pull my engine and put the "new" one in, I want to do everything that makes sense. Here are my thoughts, and please correct me if I miss something.

1)Fill engine with Marvel's Mystery Oil. Let sit for a few days while turning engine by hand, little by little, to distribute oil. Drain oil.

2)Remove oil pan, visually inspect crank, bearings, and inside of oil pan (shavings, or lack thereof) as an indicator of engine's condition.

3)Install new front crankshaft seal, new rear main seal, new water pump, and new clutch kit.

Is there anything I overlooked, forgot, should be doing?

Thanks!

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