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On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Bob KNOTTS wrote:
> I think this is another case of doing something "easy", only to wish later
> you'd done it right. I used to help my dad work on his 37, and then 39 Chevys.
> He would just hone the cylinders,replace the rings, check the bearings with
> plastigage, and put it back together. He would also lap the valves himself.
> Not because he could do it better, he was brought up during the depression,
> and you didn't spend ANY money if you didn't absolutely have to. I recently
> had the engine in my 78 IH Scout rebuilt by a very conservative (read good,
> well respected) shop. It wasn't cheap. But my 30 year old daughter and her
> husband borrow it frequently to go out in the AZ desert, and up into the
> mountains. That engine will still be going when I'm 6 feet under. I've taken a
> lot of short cuts working on engines, and I've either been bitten or done a
> lot of needless worry. With the old engines we're talking about, I don't think
> it's a good idea skipping the chance to have the engine block and head checked
> for cracks, warped surfaces, etc. Again, it depends a lot on what you're going
> to ask of the engine. And as one person mentioned, it's not a lot of fun
> having oil and greasy dirt raining down into your face. (It gets my glasses
> REALLY dirty, too).Bob K in PHX
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