Simon,
I would agree with Stuart. And definitely, do not reassemble your engine
with scratches or scoring on the crank bearing surfaces. If one assumes
the purpose of rebuilding is to result in a reliable engine with a
reasonably long life expectancy and no known weaknesses or endemic
problems (and what else would it be?), then you have got to take care of
obvious issues on mission-critical components (at the very least). You'd
be pretty disappointed (understatement) to put it all back together and
have 20lbs oil pressure, or be burning oil through the rings.
Just curious, what prompted you to tear it down in the first place?
Stuart MacMillan had this to say:
>Simon,
>
>Doing it right requires a regrind. Your best bet is to take the whole
>mess to a competent machine shop and have them boil out the block and
>measure everything. You can then decide with their input how much you
>want to put into this engine. Anything else and you are flying blind
>with the likely costly consequences. Doing it right means you will
>probably be getting to the pub in this car for the rest of your life!
>
>[snip]...When you see
>how much work is involved in a proper rebuild you will understand why it
>isn't worth skimping.
>
>simon hurley wrote:
>>
>> Took out the crank from my 77 B. To my dismay there are small scratches or
>> scoring around the front big end. The shell is also scored. Does this
>> mean a regrind or just new shells? I will not be using the car for more
>> than a 1000 miles a year - down the road to the pub and back on a fine
>> summers evenings. There are not a lot of fine summers evenings in up state
>> New York hence not many miles.
>>
>> Thanks for the advice on the piston rings, I am still trying to digest and
>> understand the information, I will be back.
>>
>> Regards
>> Simon
>> ________________________________________________________________________
>
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>Stuart MacMillan
>Seattle
>
>'84 Vanagon Westfalia
>'65 MGB (Driven since 1969)
>'74 MGB GT (Restoring)
>
>Assisting on Restoration:
>'72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
>'64 MGB (Son's)
>
>Parts cars:
>'68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
>
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