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Re: Engine Block

To: GSFuqua1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Engine Block
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:13:54 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 GSFuqua1@aol.com wrote:

> I would be very interested to hear why your machinist thinks a re sleeve is  
> a bad idea.  Also I have a Austin-Healey that is .060 bored and it does  just 
> fine.

It's because the machinist doesn't know how to do that job.

A well equipped shop can do a TR6 re-sleeve.

But it's usually cheaper to replace the block. So, based on COST, the
re-sleeve may be impractical.

My take on the initial post is to see if .040 over will work and if not,
go to .060 over.
  
> Good luck,
>  
> Gary Fuqua
> Branson, MO

regards,
rml
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