Listers- A couple of weeks ago I reported to the list that my engine had
tightened up over the winter, and seeking advice. Thanks for the many
replies, but no one gets the prize. And I will have to stop blaming
Marvel Mystery oil. Perhaps the most experienced of the list were being
courteous, allowing me to find the error of my ways for myself.
The short answer is that the wrist pins had seized. The long answer is
that when I rebuilt this engine, about 15 years ago, I installed the rods
180' out of position. The wrist pins had apparently been starving of
lubrication all this time, only finally giving up in the last season. The
pistons are done for, too. With luck the bores need only be honed. Must
be a lesson about dojble checking one's work in there somewhere. Cheers.
-Curtis (in Colorado)
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