McGinnis Terry writes: > > > His first inclination was to get a ring and valve job done and stop there. I > said that my experience with the aircooled engines (Type I) was that if you do > the top end on an old engine, you should also do the bottom end. Probably true for type I's, but the type IV "bottom end" has a reputation for being extremely strong. For a low buck rebuild, I think you would be okay leaving the bottom end alone, as long as there hasn't been any sort of catestrophic failure that would introduce fragments of metal into the oil. > So what's the consensus out there, should he: > 1) Have his mechanic put in a GEX rebuild, or Probably the safest option, probably not the cheapest, though. > 2) Have his mechanic decide if a bottom job is needed, or If you trust the mechanic, this is the option I would choose. -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego Calif. '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
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