did not put anything over the rod bolts and they put gouges in the crank. The engine parts were all new, block board ,crank ground. Tried to turn engine over to get no. 1 cyl in position for putting in Distributor. When taken apart two sets of bearings had a groove cut in them from the gouge in the crank a third journal had a groove about half way through. pretty sad Butch Lyons ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Fw: 64 195.6 6cyl > A: What did he do to mess the crank up? Dry start it? > > > From: "L.D. Lyons" <ldlyons@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [Amc-list] Fw: 64 195.6 6cyl > To: "AMC-List" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <003001c78cfb$687fbbb0$6401a8c0@lyons> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > $ years ago I bought an overhaul kit for my 195.6 from Kanter > Auto Parts. > Had the head done, block was bored 30 new pistons rings. The guy > that put > the bottom of the engine together gouged the crank so bad that I > coud not > even turn the motor over, he lost parts that I have just > recently found. I > tore the engine back down, found a good crank, have reordered > new bearings > (rod, MAin & camshaft). My question is this, the engine was > never started. > The rings should still be ok to use shouldn't they. > Butch Lyons > > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch free concerts with Pink, Rod Stewart, Oasis and more. Visit MSN In > Concert today. http://music.msn.com/presents?icid=ncmsnpresentstagline > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > 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