'59 back to square one

["Tim Clevenger" <tclevenger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just to add yet another opinion, I talked to the head mechanic at
a street rod shop that shares space with our warehouse.  He said
that $6,000 would cover a full balanced and blueprinted, ported
and polished custom hot rod engine rebuild.  A standard rebuild
should be about half that.  When I explained the symptoms, he
also suggested that carburetion should be the first suspect, and
to get a second and/or third opinion.

Tim

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    From: A. Foster=20
    To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
    Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 6:32 AM
    Subject: Re: IML: '59 back to square one


    Bill;
     You are right to take your car someplace else, that mechanic is =
full of bunk. Never have I heard of replacing a crankshaft as being a =
standard part of a rebuild, especially in an engine with a forged steel =
crank. The only exception to this would be if the crank broke or had =
been run with a dry bearing so long that it wore down one of the =
journals to the point where it couldn't be reground.=20
     As for rebuild parts your nearest stop should be the auto parts =
store. The 413 is an RB engine, other then pistons and rings there are =
so many parts that it has in common with 383's and 440's that it isn't =
funny. For new pistons, if needed, talk to Egge machine and order a set =
of new rings to match.
    Best Regards
    Arran Foster
    1954 Imperial Newport
    Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts.

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