617. Engine junk?
617. Engine junk?
So I was taking apart my junkyard 617 while trying to get things a bit cleaner and while I was trying to get the bolts out of the main crank pulley the engine turned. Put a 27 mm socket on it and I can turn it by hand. Glow plugs and injector have not been removed. I expect that this means the engine really is junk, with no compression. Am I right?
(05-30-2009, 03:44 PM)jkstehn Put a 27 mm socket on it and I can turn it by hand.......I expect that this means the engine really is junk, with no compression.
(05-30-2009, 03:44 PM)jkstehn Put a 27 mm socket on it and I can turn it by hand.......I expect that this means the engine really is junk, with no compression.
(05-31-2009, 04:12 PM)Syncro_G(05-30-2009, 03:44 PM)jkstehn Put a 27 mm socket on it and I can turn it by hand.......I expect that this means the engine really is junk, with no compression.
I can turn mine by hand without much trouble - I do have to put a little weight on the wrench every 144 degrees to get past a compression peak.
(05-31-2009, 04:12 PM)Syncro_G(05-30-2009, 03:44 PM)jkstehn Put a 27 mm socket on it and I can turn it by hand.......I expect that this means the engine really is junk, with no compression.
I can turn mine by hand without much trouble - I do have to put a little weight on the wrench every 144 degrees to get past a compression peak.
(05-31-2009, 05:15 PM)jkstehn I am still really leery of trying to turn it over while attached to an engine stand.
(05-31-2009, 05:15 PM)jkstehn I am still really leery of trying to turn it over while attached to an engine stand.
At first I thought you meant you could spin the socket with your hand, with no ratchet!