going to the dark side *engine is in*
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ok thanks again merv. i got that engine opened up yesterday and it looks very good inside so far. i still plan on pulling it apart new rings and bearings though... can the stock lq4 pistons handle spray?
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i cant get the lower timing gear off the crank. i tried a 2 jaw puller and it just jumps off the teeth everytime. i am going to try a harmonic balancer puller and a bearing splitter if i can get it on there
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i was just going to hone it and put new rings and bearings in myself with a new timing set. lots of slack in the one i took off. and figure i might as well put the new gears on too... machine shop charges too damn much to do anything. does it really need balanced running the same stock internals?
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spoke to the machine shop today $85 to hone it with a 4 stage torque plate hone job or $45 for a 2 stage hone. rods he cant rebuild since they are split caps and not machined, and $50 to vat block
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is the torque plate hone any better? the for the basic he uses 2 different grits for the hone, for the torque plate hone he uses 4... the bearing surfaces in this engine are virtually unwore. i do have plastigage, any idea on what the specs are?
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A torque plate simulates the cylinder head being bolted on the motor, so that the bore is true under load. Honestly, if the bores are good and don't need to be punched out, it should just need a glaze break. I honed mine myself.