Re: Does this qualify as "Backyard Hack"?
I wasn't really serious... especially on that kind of engine... but beliueve it or not, it works... and yea, i would never really do it as a viable alternative, but had an old mechanic (when i was young) tell me they used to do it all the time. Think in the day when crankshafts weren't counterbalanced...
We tried it on an old truck with a straight 6 in it. and it ran surprisingly well. take the pushrods out so the valves don't open on that cylinder as well...
Amazing the things we try when bored as kids sometimes... and even more amazing how well some of the things that wind up working far better than they should.
I do apologize if i created any confusion for anyone.
I do not recommend doing this as a viable solution to a real problem. If you're bored and have a dead cylinder in an old engine, by all means, give iut a try and see what happens...
and if we're having a "fun with seaguls" thread, how about the econo-sized bottle of alkaseltzer (no I wouldn't really do this either... to cruel)...
ps. it DOES count as a backyard hack... because you use the incredibly valuable radiator hose clamp to wrap the spare piece of hose to keep the oil pressure from being lost through the exposed rod bearing journal. No back yard engineer would be caught without hose clamps to go along with the duct tape, wire, rubber freeze plugs, electrical tape, jumper wires, etc, etc, etc...
