So I have a newly acquired 235, very excited!
Person told me that as far as they can remember, there was a noise/knock from engine. When I took apart, first thing I noticed was one very loose pushrod. Lock nut had backed off, approx. 1/4 inch play. I figured, there's the noise. Going further it appears it was rebuilt and everything looks pretty good to me (first engine build, what do I know). It appears to be 55 head with 62 reman block(no numbers next to distributor),55 bell housing, .040 over pistons, rings look brand new, valve springs look newer. So here are my questions:
1/ can I clean inside motor with some type of solvent (brake clean maybe) without damaging the cam bearings etc?
2/ how can I tell if the head has updated hardened seats for unleaded fuel?
Here are some pics you can see of new engine. Any input here would be appreciated. Thanks...
http://fiftee6.com/fiftee3.2/
