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  • Title: Kirks Judge Motor
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Kirks Judge Motor

  • There was oil in the oil filter. So there is probably going to be oil and water in the oil pan. The pistons have rust in the bores. When the water gets in the bore it usually leaks into the pan

    • There was oil in the oil filter. So there is probably going…
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  • On the way towards the pan it rusts the whole way down. Down the side of the piston, rusts the rings in the ring lands, rusts the rods, crankshaft and etc.

    • On the way towards the pan it rusts the whole way down. Dow…
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  • You can take the time to remove the rust and just lube up the bores. You can also take the time to pull off every removeable object that you can. Lets face it, if it comes of remove it.

    • You can take the time to remove the rust and just lube up th…
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  • One of the biggest mistakes you can make is to turn over an engine with old oil inside the crankshaft. Once you do that then you have a real mess inside. The old much that came out of this would of really made the job hard had I done such.

    • One of the biggest mistakes you can make is to turn over an…
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  • Well I took the time to remove the rust from the bores above the pistons, then I soaked the tops with brake fluid for one day. Then I pushed out the ones that were closest to Top Dead Center First. That got the max out first. Then the last three we...

    • Well I took the time to remove the rust from the bores above…
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  • Needless to say here they all sit. None are broken. Matter of fact they are actually quite new. Probably only two hours of run time on the motor before catastrophic failure. You can see the impacts in the top of the cheap cast pistons. Valves fell...

    • Needless to say here they all sit. None are broken. Matter…
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  • Here is the old crankshaft. Quite undersize when it went in. Now with the damage to the rods and mains it is metal man material. NO worry though. It was not anything rare or hard to find. Just a shame to see it damaged this way.

    • Here is the old crankshaft. Quite undersize when it went in…
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  • All in all I think I can use this block. I will Shake and Bake the block. I will then check numbers. If it is not within the correct range then into the metal bin it will go and we will search for another correct one.

    • All in all I think I can use this block. I will Shake and B…
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  • Shake and Baked intake. Got to love that smell. Just makes me want to sit down and eat a Four Bolt Main 455 Ram Air Five Blcok, with a Forged Crankshaft on a the side and heads for desert. Kinda looks NOS OEM. Got to love it.

    • Shake and Baked intake. Got to love that smell. Just makes…
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