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Serialize complete at 12/27/2005 20:56:02@roxy.matronics.com
--> Engines-List message posted by: gary.stiffler@kroger.com 12/27/2005 20:56:02,
Serialize complete at 12/27/2005 20:56:02
Time: 07:42:55 PM PST US
From: "Jim Stone" <jrstone@insightbb.com>
Subject: Re: Engines-List: Re: Engine Won't rotate
--> Engines-List message posted by: "Jim Stone" <jrstone@insightbb.com>
Hi Fellas,
I've got good news! After pulling rocker box covers to verify valve
action
on each cylinder, I started with my next suspect area which was the
accessory section, in particular the Mag and the Vac pad area, both of
which
I have had open post overhaul. No luck on either place. So, as all good
troubleshooters do prior to major tear downs looking for that Gremlin, I
sat
down and starred at the engine, rethinking my strategy and attempting to
catch what I must have overlooked. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit, but
this is was my discovery.
I had installed a single and temporary bolt to hold the fly-wheel to the
crankshaft and I was turning the engine using the flywheel teeth with my
gloved hand. The bolt I chose, stuck out the back of the crank flange
about
1/2" and as I rotated the engine the bolt end was contacting the Electro
air
ignition pickup arm which is mounted under and just aft of the aft face of
the crank flange. Boy was I relieve to find this prior to disassembly of
the jugs.
I sure do appreciate all the help I got from those of you who took time to
respond, and it gave me the motivation to get to the bottom of the problem
ASAP.
Thanks again guys,
Jim Stone
Harmon Rocket II
Hey Jim:
I feel much better knowing I am not the only guy that has on more than one
occasion spent hours wondering how much this is going to cost while I was
looking for a problem that in the end I created! Feels great when you find
out that it was easily fixed though!
Gary
AA1B O-320
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