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1. overheated engine (score: 1): Author: Michael Jose <cookie-monster@home.com>; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 11:35:45 -0700; here goes. My engine died. The MG Shop guy says that some pistons are toast, and most likely the head could be cracked. He doesn't want to rebuild it, but wants to sell me another rebuilt for (drum; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01224.html (7,773 bytes)
2. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: Jim and Nadia Higgins <seamus@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 14:52:37 -0400; My advice would be to find another MG shop. At that price you should have, at least, a fully rebuilt engine. MVHO Jim Higgins; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01225.html (7,709 bytes)
3. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: P86turismo@aol.com; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 17:16:04 EDT; << He doesn't want to rebuild it, but wants to sell me another rebuilt for (drum roll) $2000.00 That's US dollars. >> Holy S#!t!!! Does that include labor and everything? If not, where can I get a so; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01231.html (8,739 bytes)
4. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: Michael Jose <cookie-monster@home.com>; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 14:35:22 -0700; What is your opinion on rebuilding after overheating. The guy at the shop seems to think it is a BAD idea. I didn't think it was trouble if you had everything checked for cracks, and replaced all qu; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01233.html (7,823 bytes)
5. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: P86turismo@aol.com; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 17:49:57 EDT; << What is your opinion on rebuilding after overheating. The guy at the shop seems to think it is a BAD idea. >> I wouldn't be able to say without looking at the engine. There's a good chance the blo; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01234.html (8,883 bytes)
6. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 19:22:13 -0400 (EDT); Be careful when you remove the engine that you don't damage the engine mounts, that is unless you plane on replacing them which is not a bad idea. With the later model cars like yours you need to rem; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01235.html (9,371 bytes)
7. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 16:41:05 -0700; Ooh, bummer... I can sympathize, I had a very messy bearing failure on my watch. Hard to argue with his diagnosis without taking the head off, but you might want to do that as a first step. It may af; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01236.html (8,849 bytes)
8. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: "bill" <pplusb@northlink.com>; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 17:01:13 -0700; For heaven's sakes, don't remove the bonnet. You will possibly scratch something removing, scratch more replacing, and spend time re-aligning. Simply remove the stayrod and tie the bonnet back - say; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01237.html (7,749 bytes)
9. RE: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@cwix.com>; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 19:23:56 -0600; Great idea, just make sure you don't pull it too far up. You'll bend the part of the bonnet the hinges attach to. Larry Hoy, Denver, CO USA 1970 MGB Daily Driver ~ 1967 MGB Vintage Racer ~ 1969 MGB U; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01239.html (8,000 bytes)
10. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 19:52:48 -0700; OK, Jim, let's do the math on this one............... Typical machine shop charges for a complete rebuild $500 (plus $100 if the mains need line-boring, plus another $250 or so for a core if the head; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01240.html (8,792 bytes)
11. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: dresden@tiac.net; Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:29:35 GMT; Well, I'm not Mike, but to a professional, the problem might be spending a lot of time taking everything apart and then finding that something is cracked, and the customer balks at spending the mone; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01254.html (8,408 bytes)
12. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>; Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 06:28:34 -0500; I'm kind of late to this thread - computer problems - but you should be able to get a rebuilt engine cheaper than $2k. I believe Glen Towery sells rebuilt B engines for about $1000. With the compute; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01255.html (7,730 bytes)
13. RE: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@cwix.com>; Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 07:12:32 -0600; Glenn's email address is mgv8glen@bellatlantic.net . He is out of town until June ninth. Give his shop a call anyway, his brother John should be able to answer your quesions. I know he regularly shi; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01259.html (8,185 bytes)
14. Re: overheated engine (score: 1): Author: PHILIPPE TUSLER <TUSLER@mp050.mv.unisys.com>; Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 12:52:18 -0700 (PDT) (19:52 UT); most likely the head could be cracked. He doesn't want to rebuild it, but wants to sell me another rebuilt for (drum roll) $2000.00 That's US <dollars. GET A SECOND OPINION. It sounds like this guy; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01286.html (8,140 bytes)

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