So I got the head off and it had sucked a valve into the piston closest
to the firewall. This is indeed a testament to how important it is to
keep those valves adjusted properly; this engine only had 69,000 miles.
So let the teardown begin!
I went and looked at my '60 88" (for comparison) to see if it sucked a
valve as well but it had not. The head was already off and missing when
I got her so it was easy to inspect........I suspect this one had tranny
troubles since the floorboard is all torn apart and the inspection cover
is off the gearbox. Thanks for any and all suggestions.
Todd Kendrick
Taos, NM
'73 88" (w/ a sucked valve)
'66 109" P/U
'60 88" (future project)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lro-admin@koan.team.net [mailto:lro-admin@koan.team.net] On
Behalf
> Of jimfoo
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:02 AM
> To: lro@koan.team.net
> Subject: Re: [lro] New Rover needs help - engine seized ???
>
>
> You might just want to take the head off and look in to see what
> happened in the cylinder, or at least try to look in through the plug
> hole. No need to grind metal pieces into the cylinder walls by trying
> to turn it over.
>
> Todd Kendrick wrote:
> >
> > First of all I would like to thank everyone for all of
the
> > suggestions. This is what makes this list so invaluable; now for the
bad
> > news. When I pulled out the last spark plug (closest to firewall) I
> > noticed it seemed very tight and hard to remove. When I finally got
it
> > out the tip was broken and knocked over to the side of the plug and
the
> > top of the pug was indented; obviously something had hit the plug
> > possibly the piston? So I put in some Marvel Mystery Oil anyway and
I
> > will let it sit for a while and see what happens. But it looks like
I
> > will definitely be doing a rebuild...amazing to me since this truck
only
> > has 69,000 original miles. Anyone ever had a similar experience?
> > So I am thinking of buying a complete engine and rebuilding this one
in
> > my spare time; knowing how many man hours my last rebuild took in
1998.
> > Where is the best place to buy a complete engine and approximate
prices?
> > Anyone done the "Robert Davis" conversion and had success ? Thanks
for
> > any and all the input.
> >
> >
> > Todd Kendrick
> > Taos, NM
> > '66 109" P/U (rebuilt motor in 1998)
> > '73 88" (awaiting a new motor or rebuild)
> > '60 88" (don't ask)
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