Yes, I understand the problem of starting to fix one part
and going on to another. 4000 miles ago I did the first
almost complete take down of the engine. Since it was my
first time in an engine I was so scared of having to retime
the engine that I didn't touch anything that was connected
to the timing except the timing chain cover. But I did
have the head gone over, replaced scads of gaskets, found
my oil pump to be basicaly good as new, replaced the rings,
honed the cylinders, and went from losing a quart every 100
to not losing any between oil changes. Of course I determined
that rather than tearing the engine apart I could have fixed
the problem by putting a new oil seal in the timing chain cover.
But then where would the learning experiance have come from?
Since I now have to replace the mains this might point out that
there are some things you should do in groups.
Tim
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