Well even without going and looking at my file (it is in storage), I can
think of a bunch of things
a real rebuild would do
cam bearings (and fitting)
time chain/sprocket replacement
valve seat recut
valve guides
head crack test
block hot tank
machine head (skim to ensure flat - not twisted)
deck block, measure for trueness of main bearing tunnel (line bore if not)
cam lifters
new rocker shaft and rocker bushes
maybe other stuff too....
I can live with the old pistons if they measure up OK, but unless you do
most of the above
yiu are wasting your time. More than one rebuilt engine (i.e. a rebuild like
yours) has resulted
in a proper rebuild shortly later. The oil galleries from an old motor are
full of gunk, it can make
short work of your new bearings!
A very well know US supplier was selling 1380cc warm rebuilt motors. I
bought one. The people who built
it didn't do the hot tank or at least didn't do it properly. They didn't
check the main bearing tunnel. Result
was an A$2200 bill (~ US$1000) PLUS a replacement crank to fix it 100 miles
later. (The other was badly scored and would have to be ground to -0.030"
and I didn't want it)
Another example was a local racer whose 1100cc race motor was rebuilt 3
times in short order because
he didn't do the hot tank. After doing the hot tank (and thus also replacing
cam bearings, he had no
further problems.
The moral: if it is worth doing, do it properly
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From <BritishCarMan at aol.com>
To: <britclas@worldshare.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: Engine on Ebay
> I haven't got a price on the crank being turned yet. Trust me I will have
it
> checked before I install it. If it needs to be turned I will do so. I'm
not
> going to sink a bunch of money into something to have it blow up in my
face a
> week later. $530.00 covers the following:
>
> Gaskets
> High performance cam
> Piston rings
> Rod bearings
> Main bearings
> Carb rebuild kits
> Rubber hoses
> Belts
> Oil pump
> Water pump
> Carb adjustment tool
> Motor mounts
>
> And there was some other stuff, can't remember it all right now. I have it
> all wrote down on a list. The push rods and lifters I already have. If the
> crank needs turning which it probley will then it will be more. I am using
VB
> for the parts. The prices may have changed a little since I made the list.
> Have to get the current catalog and see.
>
> Jamie
> 1962 AH Sprite MK II (under restoration)
> 1979 Trans Am (back on the road again)
> Web site links: <A
HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html";>Welcome to my
british car site</A>
>
> In a message dated 01/20/2001 10:12:40 AM Central Standard Time,
> britclas@worldshare.net writes:
>
>
> > You are reusing those parts with no crank turn and it is costing you
> > how much? Is this a misprint? You may need to find a new parts source.
> > Who are you using.......NAPA?
> >
> > Brad
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