[T3] Crate's engine apart, mostly...

[Keith Park]

Its nice pulling apart an engine that has never been touched.

Couple things I took note of:
The Carbs have no phenolic isolater blocks on them, that could explain some
of the hot start issues. did any of the 1500S's lack them?

This engine has no aluminum finned baffle under the breather, did the early
cars lack these?

The pushrods have these little rings near the ends. what were these supposed
to be for?

The #3 piston had a broken top ring, maybe the Eggman put some cheap gas in
it? the cylinders look very good and have a lot of the 
Hone marks still on them, the honing looked pretty coarse.  The Domed
pistons were in fact in it.  I have new 1500 pistons and rings, Im inclined
to break the glaze and re-use the 1500 cylinders with flat top pistons, but
Id have to have them ridge-reamed, hopefully RIMCO can do that if they mic
out OK.  This motor only has 33Kmi on it.

Tommoro I split the case..

Keith


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