I had an engine builder put a short block together with a rough cut still on the bores and it essentially sand the rings down. Super low compression and an oil that looked like a golden metallic paint. Have you looked at the oil? It's painfully obvious when you drag a finger nail along the bore/wall.
rob On Mar 19, 2008, at 11:36 AM, pm wrote: > HI, > > about 2k miles ago, i rebuild the tranny,(costly mistake, should > have gone used), old jrsc, and motor on a 95M-ed w/ a jrsc. the > machine guy, (excellent reputation and I have used him before), > disassembled the reciprecating mass did various machining, (10 > over) and reassembled it. he toldme the rings didnt require any > break in and i slowly put the car back together. > > shortly after i got it re-registered, i had to do emissions and i > couldnt get it to pass after a different exhaust, timing, chaging > plug/wire, blah, blah,blah. now the car leaks oil from all seals, > f/r, everywhere, like the valdez. > > i was hoping, (in a way), that i had done something bad or wrong > but after a leak down test, (47, 65, 67, 72), it seems it must be > rings of cyl walls. do you concur? > > ok lets say you do. is the best option to pull the entire drive > train or could i pull the head and maybe just change the rings with > the block in the car? > > this was the "biggest" job i have done and i probably know the > answer. i just hope there is an easier way i havent thought of : > ( i do feel good that it does not look like it was anything i did > worng but i still have to deal with the situation. > > thanks for your comments, > peter > > -- > Medio tutissmus ibis > You will go most safely by the middle course > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
