My 75 Finally Gets The Attention It Deserves(This Could Take a While)
The engine is finally disassembled and so far only a couple of issues have turned up, though once everything is properly cleaned I may find more. The heads have been dropped off at a local machine shop for rebuilding, so I don't have to worry about them and can focus my attention on what's left. Slight steps have been formed on the cylinder walls by the piston rings just below the top on all cylinders, and on one cylinder very light corrosion has formed on about a third of the circumference beginning at the top and extending about two inches down to where the piston was sitting for thirty years. So I guess that means the cylinders will need to be bored out a bit to clean them up. The other problem I found is a bit of scoring and galling on one of the crankshafts rod bearing journals. I'm told this can be repaired, but I'm wondering if I might be better off replacing the crank? I've done a little bit of looking around and they don't seem all that expensive. I'm thinking a machine shops services could quickly add up to more. Any thoughts?
The engine is finally disassembled and so far only a couple of issues have turned up, though once everything is properly cleaned I may find more. The heads have been dropped off at a local machine shop for rebuilding, so I don't have to worry about them and can focus my attention on what's left. Slight steps have been formed on the cylinder walls by the piston rings just below the top on all cylinders, and on one cylinder very light corrosion has formed on about a third of the circumference beginning at the top and extending about two inches down to where the piston was sitting for thirty years. So I guess that means the cylinders will need to be bored out a bit to clean them up. The other problem I found is a bit of scoring and galling on one of the crankshafts rod bearing journals. I'm told this can be repaired, but I'm wondering if I might be better off replacing the crank? I've done a little bit of looking around and they don't seem all that expensive. I'm thinking a machine shops services could quickly add up to more. Any thoughts?