Re: To rebuild a 230 or not...


[Follow Ups] [Post Followup] [Dodge Power Wagon Forum]


Posted by Matt Wilson on Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 7:31PM :

In Reply to: To rebuild a 230 or not... posted by Dave on Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 3:15PM :

In addition to what was said below, regarding the diesel and compression tests, leakdown tests, etc., I would also definitely pull the oil pan and clean out the crud in there. You might consider taking off the rod and main bearing caps to take a visual look at the condition of the bearings and crankshaft. And you might even use some plastigage to see how much clearance you have in your bearings. Pulling the oil pan off will also give you a chance to look around in the sludge to see if you find any metal shavings or chunks. If you do, then you'll have a pretty good idea that there is something bad going on inside the engine.

If you have easy access to it, you might also consider pulling off the timing cover and check the timing chain for slack. I would think there would be a spec for the chain slack in a manual somewhere, but check your manuals first before tearing into it.

You probably ought to change most of the gaskets anyway, as they are likely to leak quite a bit after sitting for so many years.

Good luck,


Matt



Follow Ups:



Post a Followup

Name:
E-Mail:
Subject:
Message:
Optional Link
URL:
Title:
Optional Image Link
URL:


This board is powered by the Mr. Fong Device from Cyberarmy.com