Of all the subjects that come up on this forum, this is the one that I find most interesting to read. In the past when the subject of "unsticking" an engine came up I had only my imagination to visualize what might be inside that engine causing it to "stick".
Stove's pictures illustrate the actual conditions inside.
I'm NOT a professional mechanic so I'm not qualified to have ANY opinion on this subject. I have only questions.
If a cross hatch hone pattern of a certain angle and texture is required on cylinder walls to allow rings to seat, how will rings seat on that rough, irregular, pitted cylinder wall surface. Will they ever seat? How will that affect compression and oil control? How will it affect the life span of the rings?
What will happen to the soft babbet main and rod bearing material when it is rubbed under high loads against the rough and much harder crankshaft journals?
Presumably the lifter bores, camshaft lobes and bases of the lifters are in the same rust-damaged condition. What will happen to those contact surfaces, especially considering the absence of oil additives to protect flat tappet camshafts in oils offered today because most engines in current production have roller tappet camshafts? Will those rough surfaces interfere with rotation of the lifters that is an essential part of flat tappet function or will the lifters fail to rotate and wipe out the camshaft lobes?
Again, I'm no expert, just an interested amateur. To me this will be an interesting experiment and I'm very interested in knowing what the outcome will be.
