Motor. I have heard different things about the intended life spans of the 948 and 1275 engines. Were they originally designed to be pretty much used up by the time they hit 50k miles? I have a 948 wi
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 15:06:59 -0600 iB2L8lAC012993
You are confusing the A series with the original bone stock 1500. It usually dropped the thrust washers around 50K and that would shell out the crank. There are things to do to prevent that from happ
Basically, "you take care of it...it will take care of you" is the way to go, IMHO. All Series A engines are pretty much bulletproof. They are very tough to break though they can be broken through n
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:26:39 -0800 reply-type=original
For an assembly line built motor that was virtually unbalanced I imagine the life would be considerably shorter than a rebuilt, balanced motor assembled by the anal-retentive nut-cases like me that i
Well "used up" maybe, but it was also expected that engines would be rebuilt or have what nowadays is considered major surgery at regular intervals of time. Most engines would be de-cked at 30,000 mi
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:45:42 -0800 filter02.roc.ny.frontiernet.net
I have no personal experience with the longevity of the 948, but the original 1275 in my Midget was rebuilt twice in about 300,000 miles. The one that is in it now has about 60,000 total miles and ju
But all fun costs money. :) Driving like a girlyman is no fun. I rebuilt an A series engine in 1883, THAT engine is in it's 3rd Sprite. I recently took it out to try a different engine. The only thin
Gee, Frank, you're a LOT older than I thought! -- -Nory NORYS LAWS: 1. Just because you have found the problem, doesn't mean you've found the ONLY problem. 2. Just because it's new doesn't mean it w
And all I said was driving like a girlyman was no fun. I am "assuming" this because I drive it like I stole it. AND since my "1883" rebuilt engine is still running strong after 121 years of faithfull
..or worse, you could be casually watching the chevy in front of you when out of the blue a big rig runs over you.. you only get one chance at life, live it now! Lester .. of course I'm on my second.
My original question regarding life span of the Type A had more to do with metalurgy than anything, ie. the hardness of the bores in terms of a well maintained engine that is driven somewhere between
My 1974 Midget with a 1275 currently has 103,000 on the odometer. No oil smoke out of the exhaust & only about 5 drops of oil hit the concrete each week. Oil pressure is still 60PSI under load and 3
Hi Kirk, My experience with the 1275 is that they will go WAY over 100k miles, and still be good. I have one now that has just about 300k miles on it after it's last complete rebuild, but admittedly
One of the biggest factors in the extended mileage modern engines are making (particularly in cylinder bore life) is the much more precise fuel metering from fuel injection and electronic controls.
use oil? naaaaa! say it's not so! it's "controlled seepage"! yeah, that's da ticket! yeah! chuck (or was that...self perpetuating rust proofing....now i forget...)