NO! NO! You're in the sixties! Remember! Pull the crossmember and head! Pop out the rods and pistons. Ball hone. New rod bearings. New rings. The rest will be OK! At least thats what they did in the "old days". Where's you sense of adventure. Oh, I'm only making a suggestion of a quick fix. Could bite you if done this way or run forever! -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > > I think I need to pull the motor to check that bottom end. Too > bad, but still no ring blowby, just the faintest drift of > smoke with the PCV disconnected and the engine hot, so it was > sadly probably a "fresh" rebuild before it sat and rotted the > bottom end (which is my guess). Could be a total rebuilder, > or a "freshen up". > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list