<VV> Engine Re-Ringing

[Geoffrey A Johnson]

As I mentioned, finished putting new rings in the motor in my 63 on 
Saturday.  After 
spending to much time in the rough crowd at a  Social Distorion show 
Friday night, got 
up really early and sore and took the engine down the rest of the way and 
started cleaning.  Then friends from CNM  showed up and we honed the 
cylinders and 
cleaned the ring grooves on the pistons.  Replaced  a valve that had not 
been rotating very well with a good one.  Guides looked great, must have 
been replaced at some point.  Seats looked good.  Got the heads back on 
and torqued and much of the shrouding in place.  Today I will finish 
putting everything else on, and then install an electric fuel pump.  The 
eccentric on this engine is very mangled, and is loose on the crankshaft, 
so it had been eating fuel pump push  rods.

Big thanks to Del Patten, Dave Huntoon, Robert Gold, Javi Gold, and my 
sister Sally Johnson for all the help.


-Geoff Johnson