At 10:40 AM 10/15/96, Nina Barton wrote:
>First of all, if any of you were at Jack London Square on Sat. Oct. 12,
>wasn't it a nice show?
>
>On to the engine. I have a 71 BGT, which lives on the street. No place to
>work on it myself, except in a minor way. The mechanic I've gone to for 13
>years says that the block is cracked between #3 and #4 cylinders. Gradual
>loss of power over the last few years, improved when I put on a new
>muffler, but then declined again. Blown head gasket about a year ago, but
>no damage to the head. He wants $4000 to rebuild the block. This seems
>like a steep amount to me, I expected it to be in the $2000 dollar range.
>Granted, this is supposed to be a restoration type rebuild, but what am I
>getting for that extra 2 grand?
>Nina,
What you are getting is taken for a ride. Gawd, Nina, for
$4000.00, I'll bring you the engine out of my BGT. It's been sleeved and
everything. Change mechanics now.
Paul
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