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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: dash cunning on October 05, 2010, 04:07:14 pm

Title: Would you run it/ would just a hone fix it.
Post by: dash cunning on October 05, 2010, 04:07:14 pm

So after a botched rebuild i'm left with a spare bottom end that i have sitting around. it ran when i pulled it just blew alot of smoke and was low on power. I was thinking rings but it wasn't blowing by too much oil and it would start up no problem run a second and then smoke hot or cold. When i pulled the head there was oil in the 1 and 4 cylinders. I'm using arp headstuds but how many of you guys would run this bottom end with just a lil cleanup of carbon at the piston line? I messed up 2 pistons and i'm left with little money after my first build so i was hoping i could just re-ring this block, polish the crank, new bearings and be on my way. What do you think?


These are the 2 worst cylinders
4 cylinder
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Scrochy187/014-1.jpg)

1 cylinder
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Scrochy187/015-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Would you run it/ would just a hone fix it.
Post by: dash cunning on October 05, 2010, 11:15:40 pm

bore it is!! lol  ;D

Title: Re: Would you run it/ would just a hone fix it.
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on October 06, 2010, 11:28:44 am

are those scores in the first cylinder? or just carbon tracks?

if its scored, that bore is trashed..

Title: Re: Would you run it/ would just a hone fix it.
Post by: 745 turbogreasel on October 06, 2010, 03:38:29 pm

Looks like #1 lost  quite a bit of mass...

Title: Re: Would you run it/ would just a hone fix it.
Post by: dash cunning on October 06, 2010, 04:50:35 pm

all the stuff is at the machine shop but it's looking like i'll have to buy another set of oversized pistons which would be no good. Also does anyone have a source for the glyco bearings and seperate thrust washers, i haven't been able to get ahold of myke_w.