1965F85_scholten

I just pulled out my 330 for a teardown and in the process found 3 bearings on my shop floor. I am actually thinking these are valves for my oil and transmission cooler lines. I've attached a pic for reference.

I have not torn the engine apart, just pulled it out and they must have just dropped out when I took the engine apart but the lines are the only thing I can come up.

Any ideas what these may be for?

joe_padavano

Never seen them in any part of an Olds motor before. You sure they came from the motor?

oldcutlass

What did you use to lift the engine?

1965F85_scholten

I used a cherry picker . Bolted a chain diagonally across the block and lifted it out.

1965F85_scholten

Also, found a couple of the bearings before I even pulled it out. Pretty sure they weren't there prior to unbolting everything.

oldcutlass

I just can't think of anything those would come out of.

tru-blue 442

Bearings from the castors of the hoist?
Never seen any ball bearings out of any Olds.

L69

This boogles the mind. Never seen them before. Agree with tru-blue posibly from the hoist castors. Check your hoist see if the castors look ok

1965F85_scholten

Checked the hoist. The cheap thing doesn't even have bearings in the castors. Like I said, small chance they are not from the motor/tranny somewhere.

Anyone know if cooling lines in a 65 cutlass with jetaway transmission had a check valve?

1965F85_scholten

FYI: I should clarify. I pulled the tranny out along with the motor so disconnected everything from the tranny forward.

m371961

Are you sure they are not out of your casters? Not caster wheel to axle, but where the caster swivels and turns direction.

jeffsims

Could be from the steering box? Have you seen any damage to the box?

1965F85_scholten

Yes, sure they are not. You are right, the swivel castors have bearings but none are missing and these bearings are about 2x the size of the castor bearings.

1965F85_scholten

No damage to the steering box. I had already checked that.

....the mystery continues.

Maybe they don't belong to the motor, tranny, or anything else attached to the car. I just better make damn sure it's not when I put the thing back together.