Need some advice please, recently picked up 1953 TEA20, was told that previous owner had run without oil after putting hole in sump and crank had gone through sump as well.
So I pull off sump and take head off and discover crank is intact and motor has not seized as able to turn crank over with pistons moving freely with valves also.
There is no doubt the head will need some attention as looks black as I will pull pistons out tomorrow but tops don,t look too bad just some carbon on top, the bores look OK but I'm a novice so may need new sleeves and I suspect new rings. How can I tell if the crank shaft needs new bearings or is this a job for the engine re conditioner to determine can they test the crankshaft while its still in place or do I need to remove from block.
Wow sorry for burbling on.
So I pull off sump and take head off and discover crank is intact and motor has not seized as able to turn crank over with pistons moving freely with valves also.
There is no doubt the head will need some attention as looks black as I will pull pistons out tomorrow but tops don,t look too bad just some carbon on top, the bores look OK but I'm a novice so may need new sleeves and I suspect new rings. How can I tell if the crank shaft needs new bearings or is this a job for the engine re conditioner to determine can they test the crankshaft while its still in place or do I need to remove from block.
Wow sorry for burbling on.