engine teardown pics after 20k miles

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Post by Amskeptic » Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:02 pm

airkooledchris wrote:regarding the cam and how it looks, I had posted this over at Jake's forum as well and he came back to say
Actually that cam was ground on a wheel that had just been dressed.. We see that frequently and believe it or not its a good thing for work hardening.

just my luck. the one part i wouldn't have re-used anyway (with the better choices of grind out there) is the one that's still good. ;p


in the end I thought there was going to be one big glaring issue once it was torn apart, as to why it was such a stinker of an engine, but it seems like it was nearly everything failing in one way or another.

im sure I also overheated it along the way. I was trying to push it as hard as the last one was able to go and this wasn't up for it....
Ya see? Consensus Can Occur.

Your engine did not give any noticeable sounds that would show up at disassembly. Measurements would have helped us figure your compression ratios.

So, erase your mind, and build an engine uber-correctly. Measure everything.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
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