Cool thanks. I'm sure a lab test isn't expensive. For that matter when oil drained, I can check bottom of case/strainer and maybe cut oil filter in half to see how much, if any, metal in those spots. Thanks. Neil.
On 8/29/07, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Oil Analysis. > If there's excessive bearing metal, or piston or ring metal or whatever, > it'll show up in the report from the oil lab. > > Otherwise, either remove and inspect the rod bearings.... which can turn > into doing new bearing and rings etc. > Or run the engine. > > On various waterboxer engines .... I've tested for the valves not sealing > well by filling the intake & exhaust ports ( relative valve fully closed ) > with gasoline , or paint thinner, or kerosene - some petro thin juice like > that.....found 2 out of 4 exhaust valves leaking on a couple of engines that > way. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > neil N > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:58 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Mechanical tests for my spare air cooled engine? > > Hi all. > > Aside from a compression test, measuring end play, (and of course > installing and running!) are there ways to tell if there's anything > totally wrong with a given 2.0 air cooled engine? (like spun bearing > etc.) > > I have a spare engine that I've harvested external parts from, but > have no idea if it's mechanically sound or not. > > Just curious, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - > "Jaco" (Bustorius) > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > Please send me your Vanagon/Westfalia links! > http://vanagonlinks.googlepages.com/home > >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius) Please send me your Vanagon/Westfalia links! http://vanagonlinks.googlepages.com/home |
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