The euphoria experienced on the engine start up was short lived. Upon pulling
the head, I found the following problems. # 4 cylinder is sucking the exhaust
valve, and #3 shows some green corrosion on the piston side of the head gasket
which probably accounts for the lower compression in that cylinder. In for a
penny in for a pound, I guess that I' ll do a complete head rebuild due the
the above problems.
However the real disappointment is a significant vertical score mark on #2
cylinder, about .005-.008 deep and probably due to a ring sticking. Because
of this, I was thinking about pulling the pistons and breaking the glaze and
then honing the cylinder walls. Has anyone done this, and if so, what size
rings do I buy?
The one good thing is that there is less than .006 thrust end play in the
crank shaft and no detectable play on the mains and journals.
Well, it was a good feeling while it lasted.
Gary Bouffard
TS 58399
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