Could this be it?

Posted by IndianaRed on July 11, 2006 at 13:49:24 from (64.12.116.65):

OK, I know I've been posting a lot of stupid questions over the past few weeks, but I think I am maybe starting to figure this out. Tell me if this could make sense.
Bought the H, had been sitting but did run rough, super sludgey, antifreeze in oil, broken piston on #1, spun bearings 1,2,4, ugly smoke of all colors, I think from burning sludge. Replaced piston and rod bearings, head gasket, put together, started up, no smoke at all, but big misses. #1 had very low comp. and was dead, #2 had oil on plug right away and only intermittantly fired, 3 and 4 seemed good. Have torn down again and am trying to do it right this time, taking head to shop, new sleeves and pistons, crank ground, etc. Have now takin water pump off and side panels, see nothing bad inside block as far as holes or cracks. Have also pulled sleeves and no cracks or damage of any sorts. Have drops of coolant bottom front of engine, around crank front bearing/pulley location. Looking very closely may be coming from top of front main bearing bolt hole? Or could it be a seal? Was worried because of low comp. and coolant in oil of cracked block, but could the low comp. on #1 just be a badly out of round sleeve from the half a piston bouncing around in it, and the coolant from a seal leak? When I had put it all back together and ran it for a few hours I had less than a teaspoon of water in the bottom of pan, and that may have just been some that had been rung-out from hidden sludge? I'm mostly just trying to keep from taking the block out and to the shop too. But I guess as much as I'm doing I may as well.

Replies:

• Re: Could this be it? El Toro 16:30:43 07/11/06 (0)
• Re: Could this be it? RustyFarmall 14:09:57 07/11/06 (3)
  • Re: Could this be it? IndianaRed 14:44:50 07/11/06 (2)
    • Re: Could this be it? old 15:47:41 07/11/06 (0)
    • Re: Could this be it? newpuller 15:40:51 07/11/06 (0)

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