This was the fun part, to see the interior of the engine. Once inside, the current condition would make the final decision to either abort the rebuilt project because of cost, or continue on!
It turned out that the two cylinders on the left side had a lot of carbon, however no sign of corrossion.
Once I was able to slowly remove the cylinder head and mid sections, i discovered that it was in a condition that was good. The only sign of concern, was one cylinder had surface rust a little on one area. However, depending on the measurements once a gauge is used, i will either hone it down, or rebore it completely.
The valves seems rusted, so will try to get them out with a closer look. Tried to remove them with a C-CLAMP, however no luck. Will need to bring to a machine shop to remove them i think.
Tomorow i will be sandblasting the top-end. Tonight i put masking tape on all exposed ports and internal points before the sandblasting starts.












That is seriously cool! Great job Geoff! Can't wait to see the progress.
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