Those of you who've been following the tale of my '63 Lark have heard the saga: bought it with a low-end knock that was hoped to be a cracked flex plate; noisier and noisier starts, loss of power over the past week (not just up hill but on the level too).
Well, my friend Bruce (who's been a mechanic for 30 years) finally had time to get it up on his lift this morning. The knock isn't from the flex plate: the flywheel bolts have come loose and have egged-out the mouting holes in the flywheel. He can turn the flywheel through the inspection hole a good half-inch. This accounts for the "bucket of bolts" rattle at startup and low RPM. [V]
Worse, though, is that he found about 1/4" of crank endplay, which suggest that the thrust bearing has gone bad and probably the crank is eaten up too. Needless to say my wife was very happy to hear this news. [8]
So now I'm faced with the choice of either sourcing a good used engine, or rebuilding mine. I need help, guys... I'm open to all suggestions (and pity is appreciated, too [)] )
Sigh...
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Clark in San Diego
'63 Lark Standard
Well, my friend Bruce (who's been a mechanic for 30 years) finally had time to get it up on his lift this morning. The knock isn't from the flex plate: the flywheel bolts have come loose and have egged-out the mouting holes in the flywheel. He can turn the flywheel through the inspection hole a good half-inch. This accounts for the "bucket of bolts" rattle at startup and low RPM. [V]
Worse, though, is that he found about 1/4" of crank endplay, which suggest that the thrust bearing has gone bad and probably the crank is eaten up too. Needless to say my wife was very happy to hear this news. [8]
So now I'm faced with the choice of either sourcing a good used engine, or rebuilding mine. I need help, guys... I'm open to all suggestions (and pity is appreciated, too [)] )
Sigh...
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Clark in San Diego
'63 Lark Standard
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