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RE: POTENTIAL HOLY WAR

To: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>,
Subject: RE: POTENTIAL HOLY WAR
From: Bob Shaw <shaws@mlcltd.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 07:50:01 -0600
At 1:59 PM -0800 3/23/01, Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
>  > On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
>>  > The MG blocks are fairly thick castings, but have variable
>>  wall thickness and
>>  > I have seen serious core shift. You could end up like one
>>  of my blocks -
>>  > taken out to 2000, and only broke through to water when it
>>  was finish honed.
>
>       Ditto:  As evidenced by the bad #2 bore in my race car.  It was fine
>until corrosion on the water jacket wall penetrated the bore.
>
>
I am told that it is best to resleve the engine for anything more 
than 60 over. That is supposed to cure the possible problems. 
However, I have not tried it, so I cannot testify to the efficacy of 
this practice.
-- 
Bob Shaw
Check out Shaw's Garage at http://www.mlcltd.com/shawsgarage/
My British Car is NOT leaky - it's merely marking its territory.

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