Hello to All,
My barn find TR4 arrived yesterday and structurally is as good as I thought it
was when I looked at it in the barn.
However, it sat without a cylinder head (I obtained one seperately) for nearly
3 decades. I dropped the sump and all the lower end had been sitting in oil
and, without disassembling the big ends, appears to be good. The bores seems
pretty good, but I am unable to turn it over manually using the fan or
backdriving from the rear wheels with it in gear (it's up on jack stands). I
poured oil onto the piston tops and #'s 1, 2 & 3 drain down, while it pools in
#4. So I'm guessing that #4 rings are stuck.
I was wondering whether to put it back on its wheels and try gently moving it
in gear. Any advice on freeing this up, or should I be resigned to
disconnecting the pistons and pulling out the applicable liner?
Thanks
Ian
62 TR4
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