Monday, March 26, 2018

Engine rebuild, or not!!

Time to look inside the engine:

Please chime in...I've never opened an engine before....seen it done many times, but this is my first time.  I need trained eyes to be my guide and alert me.  Everything feels and looks very tight.  Lifting the head was difficult but I got it out and to my surprise everything looks ok...at least I don't see major catastrophic failure anywhere.  There is a huge amount of sediment on the bottom of the liners...at least an inch of crud.  Is there a way to clean this out without a major dismantle? 













The crank pulley has markings but they're not visible over the rust.  Is this a spica type pulley?



 
 













 
Cylinder 1

 
Cylinder 2

 
Cylinder 3



Cylinder 4
 


 
The head gasket looks ok...no brake thru anywhere!


 
There is a huge amount of brown sediment on the bottom of the liners....at least an inch of crud!  Is there a way to clean this out without a major rebuild? 


4 comments:

  1. Spica pulley for sure. Studs on the front of the head is for an A/C bracket. Don't turn that engine over or upside down until you lock the cylinder liners down.

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    1. Good looking out, but these liners are so stuck I might have to use some sort of a tool to pull them out.

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  2. Going through an engine as well: https://photos.app.goo.gl/A2tSmo3NroabYp1r2

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  3. Your engine looking good! Who's your machine shop?

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