Posted by Don in NH [96.61.88.160] on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 21:29:18 :
In Reply to: Poor man's rebuilt? posted by Sherman in Idaho [72.47.153.29] on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 19:19:29 :
I replaced the pistons and rings and honed the cylinders. On the bottom I put in some over-sized rod bearings and I shimmed the main bearings. Prior to this it was a real smoker with low OP once it heated up.
I'm kind of nervous talking about it, since I don't want to jinx things...hopefully it will hold together for a long time.
The best thing is how easily it starts when cold.
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