Csarneson
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I've been giddy to start working on my BN4 engine. I just got the block back from the machinist last weekend. It had been bored 0.030" and had cam bearings installed. Today I was excited to gap the piston rings and test fit the crank. I pulled off the bag for the first time (I mounted the block with the bag on by just tearing a hole in the side) and DISASTER. I see a giant crack down the side of cylinder 1. I trust my machinist completely so I can only assume that the crack occurred on the drive home or while I was mounting the block on the stand. I can't think of any mechanism for this at all.
Is the block toast? I don't know anything about sleeving a cylinder but can that be done in this case? My new pistons are sized for 0.030 over and are already fitted to the rods and ready. What are my options? There aren't a lot of BN4 blocks to be found in Wyoming in fact I might have the only one. I could really use some good news right now...
Chris
Is the block toast? I don't know anything about sleeving a cylinder but can that be done in this case? My new pistons are sized for 0.030 over and are already fitted to the rods and ready. What are my options? There aren't a lot of BN4 blocks to be found in Wyoming in fact I might have the only one. I could really use some good news right now...
Chris