will do. I bet some of the lifters will be collapsed, motor has been sitting as is for a few years.

Depending on the comp. test results, I might swap the engine in early next month. I'll be dropping trans and engine on my van then (for other reasons) and the current engine has a couple of annoying leaks that need dealing with. So I might gamble with the spare while I fix up the other one.

alistair

On 2012-05-15, at 4:49 AM, Kenneth Lewis wrote:

> Alistar,
> Pull the rocker arms and look for mushrooming valve stem ends. If you are
> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve
> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or
> spongy lifters.
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11 pm, Alistair Bell wrote:
>> when engine on bench?
>> 
>> I had to move my spare engine, again, while working in the barn.  I need
>> to decide what to do with it. Came as a spare with my syncro. was given to
>> the seller by a friend. Supposedly pulled from van to make way for
>> conversion.
>> 
>> What I can see upon casual observation:
>> 
>> - oil leak from base of crankcase breather tower (seen that before!)
>> - minor oil weeping from one valve cover
>> - pushrod tubes shiny, oil and rust free
>> - oil pump endplay 0.004" (good)
>> - water pump seized
>> - crank can be rotated, there is compression. I suppose I could rig up my
>> spare bellhousing and starter to spin the bugger and test compression.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> So what else can I look at apart from pulling the heads?
>> 
>> alistair
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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