If Hal has the distributor on hand, I am going to swap this engine with MZ's. I want to clean the new engine first and it will be on the north side of the house, out of direct sun. Although I'd still like to drop the current one and do a little inspection to see if the issue is minor. I'm waiting for Bob's schedule to clear up on that.
My time spent on the newly acquired engine is going to be relative to the money I make which right now is next to nothing. Cleaning the gunk off the engine is free!
I guess I'm also looking for a place to keep it and work on it for the next couple of months. I'm not sure what else to do.
I've got a couple of options here - inspect MZ's engine, diagnose and fix which may require opening her up all the way, machine work more than likely, new parts, etc.
Or just swap engines after I clean up the one from the pick-n-pull and find a place to dismantle and rebuild MZ's original engine.
Gypsie wrote:I have a full day of Easter type events happening Sat so I'm out.
How long do you plan on taking to do the work. How deep are you going? Crack the case? Machine work?
I would be very cautious with leaving an engine, that you intend to use, outside in this climate. Even ambient moisture can encourage the dreaded rust monster to grab ahold of rustable parts if you have open ports to the guts. Leave plugs in and cover openings (case vent, valve covers, intake ports). Work fast and seal it up every night if you must have it outside. Get some WD 40 and use it on the rustable parts as needed.
When you make your cover make sure you are not making a "sun sauna" that may make more humidity than the protection from the rain you are shooting for. If it is on a stand, big lawn and garden bags wrapped over and sealed up should keep ambient and ground moisture from being an issue.
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