If you can crank it with the starter in its current
state, you could at least measure the compression.
(which might be a bit low if the rings are not yet
seated).
You can also see how stiffly it turns over. If
it has freshly-honed cylinder walls and new rings,
it should be rather stiff.
(Go watch the movie "The Gods Must be Crazy" for
an amusing situation about such an engine).
But personally, I would just install it and run it to
see if it was OK.
Also, I don't think .009" is an big issue with
crank end play. A few years ago, I measured my
endplay at 0.012 or so, and horrified, I
installed new thrust washers. But I found that
the replacements were only .001" or so thicker than
the originals, so the job was mostly for nothing.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
--- Nick Moseley <nmoseley@dccnet.com> wrote:
> So how do I evaluate it short of installing it?
> So far, I've assessed the crank end play, to find it
> needs attention to the
> thrust washers (.0096 play).
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