Skrewdriver wrote:Or at the wreckers, they degrease and wash the engine, and hey hey it is "Re-Conditioned"
nicebike wrote:Skrewdriver wrote:Or at the wreckers, they degrease and wash the engine, and hey hey it is "Re-Conditioned"
Don't forget that it must also have the special "reconditioning paint" applied,
Gipsy wrote:That's a cheap engine for a handyman to rebuild! Probably just needed new pistons and a cylinder hone to make it alive again
Gipsy wrote:Ah I see, yes it's definitely worth doing the math before committing to a rebuild.
Any idea why the cracked no3? Chip?
I have heard that Toyota had a large batch of 1kd crate engines going cheap a couple of years ago. Probably leftovers from the old model when the new one came into production. Just in time manufacturing does sometimes have a downside if people stop buying the old model when a new one is in the early stage of production. Personally I'd rather buy the last of the old model rather than the first of the new one.
Gipsy wrote:Depends on how seized and what the bores look like. It's possible to rebore if the damage isn't too deep. Not sure if it's possible to resleeve.
Rob_Wood wrote:Gipsy wrote:Depends on how seized and what the bores look like. It's possible to rebore if the damage isn't too deep. Not sure if it's possible to resleeve.
As Gipsy says, it all depends on how / why it seized in the first place. If it was due to some kind of over temperature issue (NOT just a boiling engine), then you run the risk of glazed High-Carbon components, or maybe warped cast components or even buckled / warped mild steel components.
The list of risks is endless, but the enjoyment you will get as you solve each and every issue on your list ... "Priceless".
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