christofloffer
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i have a couple of engines i picked up with an eye to rebuilding. one was seized so that is the one i am opening up. at the moment i am mainly interested in the head as i want a recon one, and thankfully that looks salvageable if crusty. so far i havent seen any signs of cracks anyway. that is not the bad bit though. i knew it wouldnt be too nice but the blocks looks bad. it is seized tight enough that i got the main nut cracked without any restraints on the pistons. this is what i found, and bear in mind that this is exactly how it looked as i lifted the head off. i just walked away at that point.
so i am guessing that this level of nasty would require at least a professional grind out to make it serviceable. i havent measured it yet so i dont know if its already oversize. i will get in there and clean it up enough to measure but by the looks of it i am expecting some pitting to be under there. i am certainly not encouraged by the one cylinder holding water for who knows how long. i dread to think what the crank could look like, cant tell how much water may have gotten down there.
any ideas on how to proceed? i would hate for it to end up as scrap.
so i am guessing that this level of nasty would require at least a professional grind out to make it serviceable. i havent measured it yet so i dont know if its already oversize. i will get in there and clean it up enough to measure but by the looks of it i am expecting some pitting to be under there. i am certainly not encouraged by the one cylinder holding water for who knows how long. i dread to think what the crank could look like, cant tell how much water may have gotten down there.
any ideas on how to proceed? i would hate for it to end up as scrap.