The Initial Freshening
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 The Kissel Model 6-55 advanced six-cylinder engine |
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| CLEANING PAN: There is a fair amount of sludge accumulated at the bottom of the oil pan (left three photos). Cleaning it out is a very unpleasant task and it takes Lynn a couple of hours to accomplish this task. In the end, the pan is clean (right photo) exposing some residual red paint (that was applied at the factory?). |
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| CRANK: This photo of the crank was created by compositing three separate photos (left). Surprise! There's sleeves in the cylinders (right). |
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| OIL PUMP: The oil pump pickup screen has some accumulated sludge which is easily cleaned. Lynn takes the oil pump apart and finds that its gears and other parts appear to be in good shape. |
Early in the freshening process, Lynn removes the oil pan from the engine. This also allows for an visual inspection of the residue in the bottom of the pan and the lower half of the engine (crank shaft, main bearings, connecting rods and bearings, cam shaft and lower cylinder walls).
Lynn is generally pleased by what he sees. The engine parts all appear to be getting lubrication, are relatively clean and the bearings all appear to be tight. The lower cylinder walls are clean and smooth and show no evidence of scoring. The lobes on the cam shaft all appear to be in good shape; none appear to be excessively warn.
What's this? The cylinders have sleeves. Lynn doesn't think this is standard on engines of this age. Consulting his 1927 Dyke's Automobile Encyclopedia, Lynn only sees reference to cylinder sleeves for selected truck and tractor engines, not for passenger cars. Apparently a former owner has had the cylinders bored and sleeves inserted (thanks Bill Trollope?). This is good news as the sleeves are in good condition and are a harder surface than the cast iron of the original block making the engine more resistant to wear. Yahoo!
Bugsby is currently dropping a lot of oil from the rear of the engine and into the flywheel housing. The main rear oil seal needs to be replaced. The front seal should probably be replaced at the same time, too.
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Last updated: May 24, 2009