I want to thank all those that responded. I may still be in touch, but
because of shipping costs, I'm investigating a semi-local option first.
Have any of you run Rover blocks with pitting? Any experiences to share?
V/R
James
James J. wrote:
> Looking for someone who has an extra 3.9L block that they are
> willing to part with on the cheap, and is willing to ship.
> Despite having put on what I thought was a sufficient amount of oil on
> the bores after having mine honed, is still developed some pitting in
> three of the cylinders while being stored. The machinist thinks it
> may run OK, since they are towards the bottom of the stroke, but I
> don't want to do this half-assed.
> Anyhow, it has to be a 3.9 block (not a 4.0 or 4.6) because I
> already had my 300 crank turned down and internally balanced (damn,
> that tungsten is expensive!!!).
>
> V/R
> James Jewell
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