<VV> Oil Out the Dipstick Revisited
Geoffrey A. Johnson
geoffj@unm.edu
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:50:17 -0600
This afternoon I tore down the ULTRA '64 110 engine in my 63 I put in in
July. This engine had atrocious blow by. Valve guides are good and it had
good intake valve seals. Rings are the problem like I knew. Looked ok
when I pulled them out. Then put one in the cylinder and squared it off
with a piston. 1/4 inch ring gap! Everything else looks good in the
engine. Chabers look good, especially for a engine that used so much oil.
So the cylinders will get a quick hone and re-assembly with new rings then
back together. Cylinder wear looks to be pretty good - very minimal. New
rings squared in place show a ring gap in spec with the shop manual, as is
skirt to wall clearance. Nothing new going in the engine but rings and
gaskets! I can't complain, this engine runs great otherwise and it has
done what it was supposed to do - keep the car on the road until I could
get around to taking care of its oil consumption.
-Geoff Johnson