Subject: Re: Gettin ready for Restoration
Author: k obrien
Date: Jul 23, 2001, 6:34 AM
Post ID: 1707606338
Terry>Take a look at the chrome bores and pistons.They are known to not like
sitting around for long times{16 years is a long time} without being run.What
happens is the chrome starts to blister from rust forming underneath.Now you
start it and the piston going up and down scrapes off the little blisters of
hard chrome which are then thrown around thru the motor-which doesnt have a oil
filter to catch these and other contaminents.The chrome flakes are now hurtling
thru the motor wrecking the close tolerances and the expensive internals.You
dont want to know how I know this.Check the bores first-before you start the
beast back up.You can source nos pistons and barrels for about $300-600.Its the
right thing to do for your Loop and for your piece of mind.............KO
Terrence Scanlon wrote:
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