<VV> Fix or rebuild 65 110hp engine?

[Frank DuVal]

A very common repair back in the days when we were trying to keep cars 
on the road for the least amount of money.

Just keep in mind it is probably just a stop gap repair. But, if the 
other cylinders/rings look like they just have 20k wear on them, it 
would be silly to replace everything so soon. When you take the head 
off, remove all three jugs and see what condition the other cylinders 
are in.  It takes no more parts (yes I have reused the cylinder base 
gaskets)*, just a few minutes  more time. That's the real answer!

Frank DuVal

*If you buy a half head set, you will have all the gaskets anyway.


On 3/14/2012 10:34 PM, Paul Sergeant wrote:
> Folks,
> I have a 65 110hp engine in my convertible. I have had this engine since a complete professional rebuild 1980. Today it has probably 20,000 miles (since rebuild). It sat for long periods without being started back in the 80s and 90s. It now has a bad case of blowby which I have isolated to Cylinder #1 through a compression test (0 PSI on 4 different tests). I suspect broken ring(s) on #1. It took me from Kansas City to Denver and back last summer and ran OK but it seems to be deteriorating. It won't idle in drive now. I can drive it but have to put it in "N" at a stop. So here is my question. I'd really like to just fix the problem with CYL #1. By that I mean replace the rings on that piston. What kind of problems am I going to introduce? What are the ramifications of just doing the 'repair'. Comments/opinions appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
> Paul Sergeant
> 65 Monza Convertible (110/PG)
> 61 Pontiac Tempest Safari Wagon
> 66 Corsa Coupe (140/4 - 28,000 orig. miles)
>
> CORSA since 1975
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