Re: Is my new engine ruined?

[Jim Jablonski <groovinjim@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Neil,

My two cents:

Run a scope into the spark plug holes. Tool should be available for borrowing at your local O’Reilly.  If you think it looks OK, spray a little oil in the spark plug threads, prime the oil pump, then run a compression test as as well as a cylinder leak down test. This will give you a good idea of where she stands.

Thank you,

Jim


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On Saturday, April 8, 2023, 11:22 AM, neal zimmerman <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi folks, I am wondering if my brand new 340 has sat too long and if i should open it up to refresh it.??

  I guess on my Barracuda project  I got the cart before the horse and should have had the engine  rebuilt last. Now that everything is ready to go, I am wondering if the engine could be rusted up from sitting for 5 years.  It has been in my insulated shop, and I turned it over by hand occasionally ( but probably not often enough).  The intake was stuffed with rags as were the headers. But still, Oregon is pretty wet in the winters with plenty of humidity. 

     Admittedly this is not my proudest moment, but with covid shut downs, unemployment and health issues things kind of got away from me. Once again, I should have been on top of this but I wasn't.

   I am wondering if  I should pop the heads and inspect the cylinder walls and valves..

    What do you guys think??

   Neal Zimmerman, Eugene Oregon

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