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

[B Dye]

Go by a "ball hone" and clean them up yourself

On Sep 2, 2012, at 5:25 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> 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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