Phil---The engine should have seemed terribly underpowered if driven with a
dead cylinder. Maybe the plug wire was just loose, and not disconnected so far
as to where the spark wouldn't jump? That's why I suggested to deliberately
pull the wire and do a test drive, to see how this feels.
On the oil pressure...Worn bearings are the usual suspects when the (hot) oil
pressure drops. You might get away with just replacing all ten sets of them.
Check the journals for obvious scratches, as some of them could be small enough
to polish out, without having to grind the crank and rod journals.
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Beckman
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 5:28 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] successful roadtrip
Hmmm, excellent thought. Given that I have no clue how long it was
disconnected I might want to change the oil just as a precaution.
>From Dick's response it seems that my engine is a little tired. About 10
years ago I replaced the bottom end bearings but other than that there's been
virtually nothing done to the engine over the years other than tune-ups.
Probably should start thinking about a rebuild sometime in the not to distant
future.
Phil Beckman
Libertyville, IL
'73 TR6
----- Original Message -----
From: trsix74@comcast.net
To: Phil Beckman ; 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: [6pack] successful roadtrip
What happens to all that petrol that is not ignited in #6 cylinder? I would
venture to say that there is a large amount of gasoline in the oil if you ran
for a long time with the plug wire disconnected. I think the term is cylinder
wash. Any thoughts?
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