High Mileage EA motor teardown, 330,000 miles + Options

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The time has come to rebuild the original EA motor in my '72.

I am most of the way though teardown, I will add some photos of the worn parts in a later post.

I am trying to figure out the size of the tool to use to remove this fastener, the cover for the second oil pressure relief piston and spring.



Factory service manual has it as M14 internal head socket. I searched for it but all I could find is the AST Tool # S 54 X-14 at the link listed below

http://www.asttool.com/detail_page.php?too...r=S%2054%20X-14


Does anyone know if this is the correct tool?

Thanks for looking,
Mike

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I bought the car in the '80's, 96k on the odo. I don't think the engine has ever been apart. No rings, valve jobs as long as I've owned it.

Pulled the motor at 337,xxx broke 2 angle drives in the time I've had the car, so I can add 2-3k miles on top of that.

Now reading 345,xxx.

Started using Quaker State 10w-40 when I lived in NYC.

'86 finds me in MIA FL and switching to Castrol 20w-50

'89 a move to LA (left coast) and I stick with the Castrol, stored a bunch of the orange top stuff in my garage, when it ran out, (that is when I found out about the zinc disappearing). I used the current stuff for an oil change until I could find a local guy selling Brad Penn.

Every oil change has been between 1500 and 3000 miles with out missing, shorter intervals when the engine was being stressed, also changed the filter 80% of the time (usually a shortage of cash issue).

And to top it all off, 8 oz. of Marvel Mystery Oil with every oil change, (I also add 4 oz. to the fuel at every fill up, original fuel pump).

Any endorsement contracts welcome!!!
Mike