[T3] Toby's engine...

[Brian Fye]

I am now into Toby's engine. I am down to the short block and the crank
still will not turn (as suspected it wouldn't). I have removed the
distributor drive gear, the oil pump, the heads, cylinders and pistons. All
of this shows no odd signs of breakage, or other issues that would have
caused the engine to stop spinning. The oil pump drive gear has a lot of
slop in it, but it still engages.
My next step will be to loosen the case halves and see if the crank starts
to spin at all. If it does, it will be a bearing on the crank.

Things are more interesting. I can not get the #3 barrel to release off the
case. The #1, 2 and 4 pistons/barrels/rods are off the shortblock, but #3
is completel stuck for the moment. I do not know if I have a rod bearing
locked up or if it is a crank bearing because I can't get this silly thing
off.
I removed all the case bolts and rapped on the case with a rubber mallet to
see if I could get the crank to move at all, and still nada.

My new years resolution is to have this thing apart by the time things turn
back into pumpkins tonight. If so, I can get back to my stuff!
-- 
Brian Fye
Canyonville Christian Academy
541 839 4401 ext. 110
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