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Help us rebuild a 1.7, We have no idea what we're doing, but its fun! |
ericoneal |
Oct 26 2016, 02:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
I picked up this engine from a member of the "World" in Nashville and my son and I are going to attempt to rebuild it over the winter. We have a book, youtube, and this website and will document everything in this thread.
The first thing we had to do is get it small and light enough to get it down to the unfinished portion of my basement, so I put the boy (he's 4) to work pulling the heads off. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/c5.staticflickr.com-14795-1477515217.1.jpg) Looks ok so far... Very hard to keep Blake from "organizing" all the nuts and bolts into a mixed pile. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/c5.staticflickr.com-14795-1477515217.2.jpg) Success: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/c3.staticflickr.com-14795-1477515218.3.jpg) More picture and questions to come. I have the cylinders and heads off and its ready to move, but still very heavy. Much thanks to walterolin for loaning us an engine stand, he even hand delivered it on a Sunday morning. Thanks again Walter! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/c1.staticflickr.com-14795-1477515219.4.jpg) |
ericoneal |
Jan 3 2017, 09:37 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
I will post detailed pictures of the heads tonight, been meaning to do that. I think the internals may be OK, but I want to split the case open out of curiosity, if all is well, I will just leave it alone.
Can you elaborate by "rings stuck on the cylinder"? Is there something I should look for? Will post pictures of those as well. Thanks |
malcolm2 |
Jan 3 2017, 10:23 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,738 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States |
I will post detailed pictures of the heads tonight, been meaning to do that. I think the internals may be OK, but I want to split the case open out of curiosity, if all is well, I will just leave it alone. Can you elaborate by "rings stuck on the cylinder"? Is there something I should look for? Will post pictures of those as well. Thanks Rings stuck. I was thinking you could have a low compression cylinder. Maybe a ring problem. I have seen rings that have come out of their channel and bent. Maybe a ring broke and did not seal properly, or stuck to the inside of it's channel and did not touch the wall of the cylinder. Any reason to not show compression. |
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