Locked up is bad, but maybe you will be lucky and it not be toast. Did
you lose coolant is there water in the oil, does the oil smell of gas
any of these things could give you some clues and something to look at
while you think about how to go forward.
I know how you feel my car is broken now and it seems like it is down
with one thing or another pretty often, just goes with the territory.
Keep your chin up and just think about how much fun it is when the darn
thing goes. Jim E
Ryan Lee wrote:
>My 1725 siezed up today. Knew the oil pressure was low (25-30) but didn't
>think it was that bad.
>
>F iretr uck.
>
>Obviously, I have to pull the engine to assess how bad the damage is (ie, if
>the crankshaft is twisted, etc) and get the engine rebuilt, rebored, etc. It's
>the original engine, so part of me wants to keep it for the number match.
>
>Part of me is seriously pissed at Lord Rootes, because I've put 460 miles on
>my car ALL SUMMER because it's been off the road so much with issues.
>
>Part of me wants to put a V6 in, but another part of me (the back-pocket part
>of me) winces at the $$$ involved. Another part of me argues that it might be
>worth spending the money on...
>
>Another part of me wishes I could drop the rebuilt 302 in the garage in to the
>Alpine with minimal effort, but I know it's just a pipe dream, despite having
>all the Tiger parts to go with.
>
>A friend of mine thinks I should get a Japanese 4-cyl with at least 140 hp (or
>so) with very low mileage on it and install it, but I don't really know what
>that would all entail.
>
>
>Most of the mechanical jobs my father and I can do between the two of us.
>(Thank God) - put trying to put a different engine (sans handy Kit) into the
>car might be a bit too advanced. According the all the literature, teh 2.8L
>swap is pretty simple. I've also heard of the 3.4L GM swap into MGBs, but I
>doubt the kits would be able to mate it to the Alpine.
>
>
>Any thoughts, advice? I really would like to know how much a conversion costs,
>in Canada, if anyone has done one recently.
>
>
>Thanks in advance for the advice.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ryan Lee
>B395000793 LRX (With a dead 1725)
>Edmonton, AB
>
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