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#37680 03/27/2003 3:31 AM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 16 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 16 | ok so i am finallygettign around to putting it back together.
i put in the crank checked all the main bearing clearances pulled the crank back out put in the rope seal and then put everything back in. now the crank is really hard to turn. i can't turn it with my hands i have to put a screw driver on the crank bolts at the end
is this normal with a new rope seal?
ive rebuild a couple engines mostly v8's before but not a inline 6.
thanks for any help or comforting.
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#37681 03/27/2003 4:05 AM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 | I certainly hope so, because mine is in the exact same boat. I could turn it by hand right up to where I tightened down the rope seal cap. I think that means I have a good seal back there. I can rationalize anything! | | |
#37682 03/27/2003 4:34 AM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | My was the same when I reassembled the engine.
All specs where after the book.
I was worried I made a slight mistake, but no after the first test run the engine got easier to turn and all sounds the way it should be.
Had the truck down the drive way the other day and it made it up the hill under its own power.
can't wait till the paint job is done and the wind shield is in. | | |
#37683 03/27/2003 4:44 AM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 16 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 16 | hey bryan i was trying to rationalize too but then i hit my head on the block and realized this is my engine and i don't want to have to pull the engine back out to fix a stupid mistake.
i kept playing with it and it seemed to get better but its still tight. i hope this means i have a tight seal. these rope seals are a POS.
well everything else is within specs so it on to the rest of the rebuild.
thanks for the responses
benzdoc | | |
#37684 03/27/2003 4:53 AM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 45 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 45 | You should be able to turn the crankshaft by grasping the counterweights with a a bit of drag before the rods are in.If you roll the seal into the register in the block and cap very well and trim the excess with a very sharp blade it should work.A deep impact socket is usually a good roller,provided it has a smooth outside.Mind you I had a leak or two on my first ones,they were on Continentals in lift trucks,no fun to pull out and fix. | | |
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