>From what I remember it turned over w/ the assistance of my ratchet and
would be a little harder to turn at certain points in the revolution. This
of course was with spark plugs removed. I have just used a long hose and
put some regular 10 30W oil on to each piston top. The way things are
going, I will likely end up pulling the engine. After six years, I was
really pumped to finally drive the roadster. It has been under restoration
since I bought it. Larry.
----- Original Message -----
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: "roadster68" <roadster68@shaw.ca>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000???
> Did it turn freely when the engine was freshly rebuilt?
>
> FWIW, I would take the engine out of the car, remove the oil pan and check
> out what's wrong before trying to start it. No sense in breaking a ring or
> ruining the bearings.
>
> These engines cost way too much to repair and IMHO it would be very
> foolish to try to run the engine as is.
>
> BTW, the engine doesn't use babbit bearings, they are modern 'shell type'
> bearings.
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