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  • #45717
    frankr
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      Last line on the data plate says "Peterborough, Canada"

      #45720
      fisherman6
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        US Member - 2 Years

        Buc,
        For $19 I think it’s a pretty safe bet you did OK. I haven’t seen a complete OMC motor yet I wouldn’t consider to be worth $20. I paid more than that for a NOS pull rope handle for my ’54 SuperFastwin. 😉 Let us know when you get it going.
        -Ben

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        #45727
        Buccaneer
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          Frank, Duh, I should have caught the Peterborough on Wedgie’s
          photo! It will be a while before I get into too deep. Tearing the
          Chris Craft back apart to paint and put decals on.

          Prepare to be boarded!

          #45780
          Buccaneer
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            Well, I did a quick compression check this morning.
            Top cylinder 76 psi
            Bottom cylinder 86 psi
            Pulled the inspection port on the top cylinder,
            seen no scoring, and none of the rings were stuck.

            When the time comes, should I just go ahead and tear into
            the power head before doing anything else to said motor?
            What’s the best case scenario of the big compression difference?

            One good note, it actually had spark on one cylinder!
            Thanks

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            #45782
            fisherman6
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              Bucc,
              If this engine were mine I’d tune up the ignition and clean the carb. Rebuild the carb if necessary and run it. That’s enough compression difference to likely make for a poor idle but the engine should run OK. The compression may even out with some running time.

              I’m assuming when you say you pulled the inspection port that means you pulled the transfer port cover from the top cylinder. It is still possible that the rings may be partially stuck on the exhaust side and still show decent bounce on the intake side. I would not remove the exhaust cover unless necessary due to the possibility of breaking screws. No need to risk that yet. Once the engine is running and up to temp some Power Tune in it. That may help free up any partially stuck rings.

              If that doesn’t work, next I’d try pulling the cylinder head and inspecting the cylinders. There could be some scoring not visible thru the intake ports. While the head is off you can deglaze the cylinders with some fine emery cloth. That may help even out the compression as well.

              That’s my 0.02.

              -Ben

              OldJohnnyRude on YouTube

              #45796
              Buccaneer
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                Ben, sounds like a good plan! Thanks.
                I had a good plan to paint some Chris Craft parts today,
                but hit a snag when one of the "blue" cans I bought in
                Tomahawk turned out to be "White", lol

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                #45805
                fleetwin
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                  OK, guess I’ve never seen one with the screws retaining the shroud, learn something new everyday!

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