JeffMoss1
Jeff
So I'm over it, I've come to terms, you guys don't have to worry about causing me more pain with bad news...just tell me how deep i'm in.
I installed the engine. It was having a hard time turning over as I said in an earlier thread. I thought this might be because when I installed the rod bearings, the engine no longer spun free. I had to use a bar to turn it over to do the others. (this is my first engine rebuild...so I didn't know what to expect.)
So the engine cranked with the starter, it just seemed to struggle. It seemed to not be getting fuel very well, so I cracked the hard lines, cranked and let them leak a bit and closed them off. At that point I almost had her started (coughed a little) but no go. The fuel filter kept on not being full when I check after periods of cranking, so I assumed there was an air leak.
Couldn't find the air leak and after a little while I decided to try cranking again with a little ether just to see if it would start. It did. I can't attest to how badly it ran because I didn't have the exhaust hooked up at the time and it was too loud for me to tell. It ran for about 10 seconds with my brother holding it at about half throttle. He let go of the throttle and it stopped dead. Next try cranking all you could hear was the torque converter bolts slam against the flywheel plate with a big gong and the engine didn't budge.
It's seized up.
The engine is out again and I'm bringing it to my friends garage tonight. When I took off the oil filter...i noticed it was only about a third to a half full. What do you guys think happened? What should I look for when I get the chance tonight? Do you think one or more of those rod bearings was the wrong size or something? They were bran new! Do you think I ruined my crank shaft?
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I installed the engine. It was having a hard time turning over as I said in an earlier thread. I thought this might be because when I installed the rod bearings, the engine no longer spun free. I had to use a bar to turn it over to do the others. (this is my first engine rebuild...so I didn't know what to expect.)
So the engine cranked with the starter, it just seemed to struggle. It seemed to not be getting fuel very well, so I cracked the hard lines, cranked and let them leak a bit and closed them off. At that point I almost had her started (coughed a little) but no go. The fuel filter kept on not being full when I check after periods of cranking, so I assumed there was an air leak.
Couldn't find the air leak and after a little while I decided to try cranking again with a little ether just to see if it would start. It did. I can't attest to how badly it ran because I didn't have the exhaust hooked up at the time and it was too loud for me to tell. It ran for about 10 seconds with my brother holding it at about half throttle. He let go of the throttle and it stopped dead. Next try cranking all you could hear was the torque converter bolts slam against the flywheel plate with a big gong and the engine didn't budge.
It's seized up.
The engine is out again and I'm bringing it to my friends garage tonight. When I took off the oil filter...i noticed it was only about a third to a half full. What do you guys think happened? What should I look for when I get the chance tonight? Do you think one or more of those rod bearings was the wrong size or something? They were bran new! Do you think I ruined my crank shaft?
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