[Amc-list] 195.6 OHV Progress Report

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have made some more progress in the last few days. 
I examined the cylinder head and decided to take it to
the machine shop to check for cracks, clean up the
gasket surface and mill it flat if necessary.  The
valves looked better than I remembered and seemed have
decent margins if it needs a valve job.  I'm hoping
just to be able to lap the valves since the engine did
not have much run time since overhaul.  I also took
the cam to have it polished.

I am cleaning up sheet metal parts and hardware.  The
sheet metal gets dipped in my 5-gallon bucket of carb
cleaner for at least a day to remove paint and oil. 
Then it will get bead blasted.  The hardware gets
dipped to remove oil and grease and then I put it in
my Eastwood tumbler to remove traces of corrosion. 
Everything will get bagged in clean bags until
assembly.  

I have removed the piston rings from the pistons. 
Four of the pistons had frozen top and center rings
due to corrosion.  The engine must have sat with at
least some water in the cylinders for some time.  To
remove the frozen rings I soaked the pistons with
Kroil repeatedly and used a heat gun bring the
temperature up and expand the ring lands a little. 
The rings all came off except I broke a middle ring
land on one piston and had to order a new piston
tonight.

I have ordered bearings and piston rings and now one
piston from Kanter Automotive products.  I think Egge
Machine also has these parts but Kanter now has an
online catalog and ordering is a snap.  The engine has
double roller timing chain and later steel cam gear
and it did not appear to have much slack so it will be
reused.  

I hope to begin engine assembly some time next week. 
Pictures will follow.

On another note, I picked up a 199 engine out of a
1969 Rambler yesterday and am considering installing
it in the 65 Rambler.  I need to modify the engine
perches or exchange the front crossmember.  I have
located the proper crossmember but I still need the
proper flex plate if anyone has one.  199/232
flexplate for pre 72 six cylinder is what I need.

I will still continue building the 196 engine even if
I do not use it in this Rambler.  I have a 63 Classic
wagon that can use it.

Have a Merry Christmas.
Joe Fulton

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