O.K.
Well.... I say Bodge it, would not put a lot of cash in the engine.
Did it run, was the oil pressure good, got extra time on your hands? I
see four levels of bodge possible here... Level one bolt your better
head on it and go. Level two, pull a rod and main cap or two and look at
the bearings, convince yourself they are OK and put it back together
torque all the rods and mains add new gaskets plus level one bodge and
go. Level three pull all the rod and main caps clean and plastigauge
convince yourself they are OK or add new bearings plus level one and
two and go. Level four the ultimate bodge, pull the pistons ball hone
apply lots of carb cleaner, lube re-ring plus all the previous levels.
A level four Bodge on a previously running engine could give you many
miles of trouble free driving provided the ring lands are not to sloppy
and the crank journals are not on the end, the lobes are not worn off
the cam and you are good. Clean clean clean and plenty of oil when you
assemble. I would also try and determine what size piston you have
[might have +XX stamped in the top] and if you can get rings before you
take it apart. The flat tops in the later engines would give you around
10 to 1 more or less, so you may want to open up the combustion chamber
a bit to drop the compression, especially for a bodge re-build. Jim
[bet I will get it for this one]
O.K. Welty wrote:
>I just pulled the engine out of my SII today. The engine is a SI engine SN
>B9008261 LRXM, I thinking of using this engine in my 62 Minx IIIC. The head
>was shaved to the extream but I have another head. I have not used a mic on
>the bore but with a ruler it measures approx. 3 3/16" this would lead me to
>believe that it has been bored .060 or .080 over. Everything is clean and in
>good shape the bore has no ridge at the top and everything moves freely.
>Should I run the block the way that it is or should I rering and install new
>bearings while I have it out? The pistons also are a flat top is this the
>standard design for a 1500? I thought I remember hearing on the list or the
>message board that the engines had dished pistons. If these are not stock
>any Idea what the compression would be? Thanks in advance.
>
>O.K. Welty III
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