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Engine rebuild

Engine rebuild

by frilly » Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:53 pm
Good evening ,does anyone know of a company that could rebuild the bottom end on my 1500 sp engine near to stamford lincs? Kind regards neil
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Re: Engine rebuild

by Stevep » Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:23 pm
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Re: Engine rebuild

by frilly » Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:37 pm
Where are they based, do you know?
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Re: Engine rebuild

by Stevep » Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:39 pm
Spalding just google
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Re: Engine rebuild

by frilly » Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:50 pm
Oh brilliant thank you
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Re: Engine rebuild

by Banger » Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:56 pm
Evening mate, bit of a trek but I would recommend giving Danny Wharton at Reichspeed a call; he's up near Gainsborough.
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Re: Engine rebuild

by frilly » Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:09 pm
Hi mate , to be honest I think the bottom end is to far gone. Had a quick look tonight and when you turn bottom pully it is really bad so I suspect cases will be destroyed
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Re: Engine rebuild

by vwJim » Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:30 am
frilly wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:09 pm Hi mate , to be honest I think the bottom end is to far gone. Had a quick look tonight and when you turn bottom pully it is really bad so I suspect cases will be destroyed
In what way bad?
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Re: Engine rebuild

by frilly » Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:43 am
Hi jim , with the fan belt off there is so much play when you turn the bottom pully left and right you can hear it knock
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Re: Engine rebuild

by vwJim » Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:16 am
I wouldn't right the case off without opening it up.
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Re: Engine rebuild

by frilly » Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:39 am
True. Gona drain the oil when I get a minute and see what deverstation I find!
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