bodine465
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Picked up a 96 GTX that had the engine (787) already pulled & disassembled to the pulled cylinders. Previous owner claimed he had his mech pull it to rebuild the top end (new pistons, rings, & gasket set included), but had a falling out and took it back in its current condition. Not feeling any play in the rods when I move them in & out, and crank turns freely. Being a born pessimist, I can't help but think that there may be something he didn't tell me.
Just finished fixing a MC for a friend, so I'm starting to prep to put this engine together. The paint was flaking and there was some corrosion from salt water use, so I used a sand blasted to clean it up. Covered the jug openings, but wasn't too concerned about sand getting inside (which some did) since I planned to flush out the case anyways, in case anything dropped inside while it was sitting in the P/O's garage. Sprayed down the engine and interior of the case with the garden hose, then blew it off with the air nozzle and immediately dropped it in the solvent tank. Stator cover was removed first and did not take a swim. Was some grit feel in the crank as I turned it in the tank, but eventually smoothed out after sticking the solvent pump nozzle into the case as I turned the crank.
My question is: should I go ahead and split the case while it's this far apart? Don't imagine it's any more difficult than splitting the case on the 750 Kaw MC I was working on, but I've been wrong before. I'm just concerned that there is something down there I don't know about, or that the silica from the sand blasting inside the case might not have fully cleaned out. Would be a good time to replace the seals anyways. How difficult is it to split the case and slap it back together? Is it worth the extra effort or should I just reassemble the top end and hope for the best?
Just finished fixing a MC for a friend, so I'm starting to prep to put this engine together. The paint was flaking and there was some corrosion from salt water use, so I used a sand blasted to clean it up. Covered the jug openings, but wasn't too concerned about sand getting inside (which some did) since I planned to flush out the case anyways, in case anything dropped inside while it was sitting in the P/O's garage. Sprayed down the engine and interior of the case with the garden hose, then blew it off with the air nozzle and immediately dropped it in the solvent tank. Stator cover was removed first and did not take a swim. Was some grit feel in the crank as I turned it in the tank, but eventually smoothed out after sticking the solvent pump nozzle into the case as I turned the crank.
My question is: should I go ahead and split the case while it's this far apart? Don't imagine it's any more difficult than splitting the case on the 750 Kaw MC I was working on, but I've been wrong before. I'm just concerned that there is something down there I don't know about, or that the silica from the sand blasting inside the case might not have fully cleaned out. Would be a good time to replace the seals anyways. How difficult is it to split the case and slap it back together? Is it worth the extra effort or should I just reassemble the top end and hope for the best?
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