Thread: Unstarted engine?
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Old 09-09-2002, 03:50 PM
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How much is piece of mind worth to you? For me, it would take at least a gasket set (those will be dried out and worthless) so that I could take it completely apart and verify everything. Every clearance, every component, EVERYTHING. The assembly lube is gone, the cam break in lbe is gone, probubly rust everywhere, including the cylinder bores. I would take it all the way apart, rehone the cyl and lifter bores, measure all the clearances, then reassemble and have the piece of mind required. Easier now than after it's in the car and you realize something's rotten.
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