> I finally had the time to pull down the oil pan today. It was
> definitely a stuck float valve in the carb that cause the fuel in the
> oil, which makes me crazy, as Ive changed them both twice in the last
> year.
'Stuck' float valves are usually NOT the fault of the valve, in my experience.
Did you also change all the soft fuel lines, and flush any debris out from the
hard lines ?
> Nothing remarkable in the oil pan except a small amount of non
> ferrous grit. I pulled a rod cap and the bearing has small ridges along
> its length. As Ive never seen a bearing before, I'm assuming it's
> supposed to be completely smooth. I measured the clearance on that one
> rod at .002".
Couldn't find my TR6 book, but the GT6 should be similar, and my book says .002"
is within the 'new' clearance range.
> There is slight scuffing along the 2 edges of the
> bearing. I'm guess I need to start pulling the engine out.
Your decision, of course, but I haven't heard anything that would make me pull
the engine. I would just clean everything up (and maybe try to figure out where
that grit came from ... most disturbing), check the thrust washers and maybe
throw a new set of rod bearings in, then button it back up and move on to those
other projects.
Randall
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