Some may recall, but toward the end of last year I picked up a second hand engine as a slow burn project. My current engine has been smoking and the compression figures suggested some remedial work was possibly coming down the track. I do very few miles and it's just a hobby car so no particular urgency. I also quite liked the idea of being able to see the engine internals and learn something new!
The engine came from a retired engineer who was emigrating, and so was selling the contents of his garage. I was told that the engine had been reconditioned with:
Another forum members had bought bits from the same person and suggested their parts indicated a decent level of skill, which is obviously no guarantee but is encouraging none-the-less.new piston rings, new main bearing shells and the connecting rod big end bearing shells
Anyway, I guess what I'm asking is what would you be checking if you were in the same situation? Currently the head is off, the rocker and cover is off and the push rods are out (I've no idea which push rod is which, mind).
