Thanks Guys, I will reuse the rings, oh by the way I tore the complete engine down 4 years ago when this happened, so the parts have been all on the shelf back in there original packages ever since. I am having the block cleaned up at the local machineand everthing checked before putting back together. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:11 PM Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Fw: 64 195.6 6cyl > My guess would be something akin to trying to drive a piston/rod out without getting the crank in the right position. Then gouging it with the rod bolt as he tried to drive it out. > I would think the rings will be fine, but I would remove the pistons and inspect them. If he managed to toast the crank, I wouldn't trust the rings till I saw them and plus it allows them to get a fresh coat of oil. > Afte $ years they could use fresh oil. I guess there is truth to the phrase "time is money"!!! > LOL :] > -- > Mark Price > Morgantown, WV > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > 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 > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An embedded message was scrubbed... > From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Fw: 64 195.6 6cyl > Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 02:26:44 +0000 > Size: 637 > Url: http://www.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20070503/1b3a289c/att achment.eml > _______________________________________________ > 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