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Forum: General Interest 01-06-2011, 11:33 AM
Replies: 13
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Posted By rivergypsie
If you already have the engine out, you may as...

If you already have the engine out, you may as well do a rebuild,
you would be sorry if you had probllems later and had to do it all over again
Good Luck
Forum: Overhaul 05-18-2010, 05:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,012
Posted By rivergypsie
A.t.f.

Great idea,
I like the idea of the A.T.F. because it's cheap and can use more of it.
I think I heard of people using kerosene also, but I'm not sure if that was for seizing or just to clean out...
Forum: Overhaul 05-17-2010, 10:39 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,012
Posted By rivergypsie
manual

Yes I did buy the manual, and you are all correct in saying it is the best way to start.
I think it helps prevent collateral damage while disassembling it.
Forum: Overhaul 05-16-2010, 09:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,012
Posted By rivergypsie
unseised

Thanks everybody,
I ended up taking the engine apart. I had the journals loose and pistons no,2 and 3 out before I discovered it was the rings on no. 1 that had stopped everything.
The piston was...
Forum: Overhaul 05-16-2010, 08:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,012
Posted By rivergypsie
seized?

I bought my neighbors old atomic 4 because he was switching to diesel.
I thought it would be a good rebuild project, he said it was overheating and had bad compression in 2 cylinders.
The water...
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