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 Flip the engine back upright. The pistons are removed from the top so a ridge reamer is used to clean up the top edge of the bore. It also removes some of the rust that has accumulated. |
 Turning the block 90 degrees allows you to work on both sides. Four of the cylinders slide out the top with no problems. However, two are rusted in place and could not be removed. |
 As mentioned earlier, different rods are used for odd and even pistons locations. Note the different offsets on the two rods. The arrows point to the rod oiling hole. |
 Surprisingly the two different rods have the same casting number. The number matches what is noted in the Hollanders Interchange Manual, confirming we have a 230 c.i. crank and rod set. |
 Success ! The crank is now at the machine shop for magnufluxing and cleaning. If the preliminary tests and measurements are good it will be sent to a Los Angeles production shop for liquid magnufluxing. They will then check it for rework and if ok, machine and return it with the correct main and rod bearings. Once I am sure the crank is good I will have the rods checked and also order 2 replacement rods for the rusted and stuck cylinders. The process of tearing down the block took about 3 hours. Use of air tools speeds up the job, but is not necessary. Next step is tear down of our 217 c.i. donor block. |
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