[T3] Still too tight

[Keith Park]

Sure, Pour water on it!  ;-)

Topnotch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
http://www.topnotchresto.com
71 Squareback  "Hothe"
65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
93 RX7  "Redstur"
95 Chrysler Cirrus Lxi "Cirfogsalot"
"hanging out at the tail end of the bell
curve, and loving every minute of it!" 

-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Dennis Stiefel
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 10:42 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Still too tight

Time to go darker with a Subaru engine lol

Dennis Stiefel 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 28, 2018, at 7:41 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> I checked the end play, it was still at .003, I set it up to .005, engine
is
> back in and same problem, its tight when fully up to temp, still cranks
but
> slowly 
> and is stiff when turning over by hand. 
> 
> Runs well, no expensive sounds, put about another 15 miles on it and
little
> if any improvement. It quickly free's up after its been off just a few
> minutes. 
> 
> This motor is a 2056 and was run for about 1000 miles with no stiffness
> problems before I pulled it apart for low oil pressure issues and cam
> followers that were not rotating in the bores properly. 
> 
> for this build Its got a new cam and lifters, checked the bore, bearing
fit
> etc, no problems and the cylinder set has about 1000 miles on it, I never
> even pulled the pistons out of the cylinders when I pulled it apart, so
they
> *should* be broken in and OK, they were fine in the last build. Same crank
> and bearings and case, no problems before. 
> 
> Its still got the Joe Gibbs break in oil in it with about 40 miles on the
> motor 
> since I put it back in the car. Just not sure where to go, I have a
feeling
> I could pull it apart now and find nothing as its smooth as silk when
cold.
> 
> 
> 
> Sigh!  I just get NO warm and fuzzies with a T4 motor!
> 
> 
> 
> Topnotch Restorations
> 
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> 
> http://www.topnotchresto.com
> 
> 71 Squareback  "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
> 
> 93 RX7  "Redstur"
> 
> 95 Chrysler Cirrus Lxi "Cirfogsalot"
> 
> "hanging out at the tail end of the bell
> 
> curve, and loving every minute of it!"
> 
> 
> 
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