Date:         Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:40:00 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: AVP Engines
Comments: To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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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.
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>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.
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>YMMV
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>Mike
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>On 7/8/03 11:56 PM, "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI.COM> wrote:
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Jeff
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