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Anything is possible but it's very unlikely that your problem is caused by "burned" bearings.
As to the story, poured babbitt bearings are not done by a jeweler! They are done by an automotive machine shop that can melt the alloy, pour into molds, cut the parting line, and finish machine to a size dictated by measuring the crankshaft journals. Is it possible that the bearings are the problem? Well, if the work was done by the kind of person who shouldn't be allowed near the internals of an engine, then I suppose it's possible. In the amount of time we've spent speculating, you probably could have removed the cylinder head and the oil pan and then you'd probably know the story, and much more. That's where I'd start now.
Posted on: 2017/5/13 7:59
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When I got my car the engine was stuck from rusty rings. I spayed some blaster down into the cylinders and let sit.Then i used a breaker bar on the crankpully bolt with my floor jack handle over the breaker bar handle for leverage. Every day I would rock it back and forth a few times and then spray in some more blaster. After about a week or this, it broke loose and I was able to rotate the engine 365 a couple of times without binding. But never purely by hand. This was due to the starter bendix being engaged on the flywheel. Also, is your transmission out of gear?
Posted on: 2017/5/13 9:34
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-BigKev
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Owen D - Regarding the jeweler, I thought that odd as well. Just reporting what the former owner told me. It is possible the man had other skills and the fact he was a jeweler merely incidental. BigKev - I've had the starter off, so it's not a problem. I'm turning the engine from the flange in back of the transmission, so have it in high gear.
Posted on: 2017/5/13 12:17
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Clearly, if the current cylinder treatment is ineffective, the next step is to go into the engine. That will have to await the completion of a new shop/garage this summer. Many thanks to all who have responded to my thread. Much appreciated.
Posted on: 2017/5/13 12:20
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Corrosion in the cylinders and rings would be my guess. Air gets into the cylinders through open valves and with changes in temperature the air expands and contracts causing very small amounts to flow in and out . Cool damp air is condensed in the cylinders with some remaining.and increasing over time.
Posted on: 2017/5/13 15:51
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I agree with Owen D, no amount of guessing what's wrong or speculating on if/why the car stayed disassembled. Best to deal with reality instead of fantasy. A socket set is reality, a former owner's foggy memory and that of an unknown "jeweler" is fantasy.
I'm for banning snipe hunts, they're endangered
Posted on: 2017/5/13 17:34
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