Posted by JRSutton on October 19, 2011 at 17:34:03 from (75.130.109.233):
In Reply to: 4H project update posted by JRSutton on October 19, 2011 at 10:59:29:
Actually I'm kind of bummed out.
I took a closer look at the engine today, and it appears that it was already rebuilt, and fairly recently!
I was really looking forward to having the kids rebuild the engine completely... but I'm suspecting that it's really not going to need much work.
I was picturing an inch thick, 60 year old layer of slime inside the block, and nasty scratched and worn cylinders.
And then getting a box full of nice new shiny parts the kids could install.
Instead everything's squeeky clean inside. It's even got the oversized pistons.
I bought this from a guy I KNOW never would have done it, and he had no knowledge of a rebuild before he owned it (which was only a couple of years).
Not sure exactly what I'll do now.
It was burning a lot of oil, but I really believe that was coming through the valve guides. And I'm assuming whoever did the work, didn't do the valves.
Compression was ok. But I never really tested it accurately. And I don't know for SURE that the oil's coming from the valve guides...
I just assumed this engine was on its last legs, just because of its age.
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