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Article #259Re: Engine Rebuilding
From: George Robbins
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1985 23:56
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1985 23:56
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In article <641@isrnix.UUCP> greg@isrnix.UUCP (Gregory Travis) writes:
>Hello again. I thought I would throw this one out.
>
>How sucessful are engine rebuilds (assume they are done as well as
>possible)?
>
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> Gregory R. Travis
The satisfaction you get from a rebuilt engine varies greatly depending on
the engine and quality of rebuild job. Something like a Volvo would be as
good as new if you are willing to spend the money. Some of the newer econo-
motors just don't have room to work from, or tend to fail in ways that aren't
worth rebuilding (Vega?).
In your case, however, I would advise against considering a rebuild until
you get the top end reworked. The chances are that this will solve your
problems for another 30-50K miles. If not, the cost is still reasonable
compared to a quality rebuild.
--
George Robbins uucp: {unirot|tapa}!grr
P.O. Box 177
Lincoln U, PA 19352 [Any ideas herein are not responsible for themselves!]
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site unirot.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!ut-sally!im4u!caip!unirot!grr From: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: net.auto.tech Subject: Re: Engine Rebuilding Message-ID: <237@unirot.UUCP> Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 18:56:59 EST Article-I.D.: unirot.237 Posted: Wed Dec 11 18:56:59 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 13-Dec-85 20:10:47 EST References: <641@isrnix.UUCP> Reply-To: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins) Distribution: net Organization: The Soup Kitchen, Piscataway NJ Lines: 23