Used what oil they recommended. Drove as they recommended for the break in period. AVP is very nice and sound like they know what theyıre doing [even according to a pro mechanic friend of mine that went with me to pick up the engine]. They said that they had heard of rings not seating lately from other rebuilders but in their experience itıs only happened one time in many, 20 or so?, years of doing this. Still Jeff wanted experiences with AVP and thatıs mine. Mike
On 7/9/03 12:40 PM, "John Rodgers" <j_rodgers@charter.net> wrote: > Sounds like improper break-in and/or breakin oil! > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Mike Miller wrote: >> Got a complete AVP rebuild on their core, 2.1. This was done last year, >> April or so. I have 27K miles on it. >> >> The rings never seated, uses a quart of oil every 2 K miles. Blows oil >> smoke on start up if it sits on a hill for a couple of days. >> >> >> >> YMMV >> >> Mike >> >> >> On 7/8/03 11:56 PM, "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI.COM> >> <mailto:jeff@TSSGI.COM> wrote: >> >> >>> Has anyone had any experiences with AVP engines? I just picked up a >>> pristine '86 Basic Camper that had an AVP longblock installed 30K miles ago. >>> Apparently, the engine has dropped a valve seat, I haven't pulled the head >>> yet, but that's what the PO's mechanic told her. Anyways, I was going >>> through the meticulous records and noticed that the engine was replaced 30K >>> miles ago and the heads were replaced under warranty approximately 5K miles >>> later. >>> >>> I have two reasons for asking: 1) if their engines are shoddy, I'll do a >>> complete rebuild rather then just the top-end, and 2) I'm often asked about >>> rebuilt longblocks (I won't sell longblocks, only in-house rebuilds) and >>> although AVP is local, I don't want to steer anybody wrong. >>> >>> Please... I'm not looking for recommendations for longblocks, just any >>> experiences with AVP. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jeff >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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