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1. spitfire engine rebuild (score: 1)
Author: zahid@mozart.sps.mot.com (Zahid Ahsanullah)
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 95 10:18:46 CDT
After only 6000 miles, my rebuild of the 1500 spitfire (1980 model) engine is all shot to hell. The compression across the board is 110-115 psi dry and 155-170 wet (oil squirted in the cylinders). I
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00266.html (8,107 bytes)

2. Re: spitfire engine rebuild (score: 1)
Author: Greg Meboe <meboe@wsunix.wsu.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 10:57:53 -0700 (PDT)
It's good you're rebuilding the engine yourself; it's a satisfying job. However, there are certain things that should be done on any rebuild, just to make sure that it will turn out well. Having to
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00272.html (7,921 bytes)

3. Re: spitfire engine rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Eric L. Van Iderstine" <elv1@Ra.MsState.Edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 15:19:19 -0500 (CDT)
Stuff deleted Bad idea, engine bolts are desinged to be used once. When the bolts are torqued to spec, physical properties of the bolt change, and the fatigue life of the bolt is shortened. Lots of d
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00280.html (8,165 bytes)

4. RE: spitfire engine rebuild (score: 1)
Author: Brian Carter <brianc@elonex.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 95 14:06:00 PDT
I'm sure you have already had lots of advice so far. Here is my $1 worth (inflation you know) A cylinder pressure test is a good indication of how "balanced" the motor is. In other words, how well th
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00283.html (10,546 bytes)

5. Re: spitfire engine rebuild (score: 1)
Author: richard welty <welty@balltown.cma.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 10:07:40 -0400
umm, guys, perhaps you should restrict this discussion to the british-cars list; all-cars@... seems a bit excessive. thanks, richard (not a member of the british-cars list, apparently a member of the
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00286.html (6,914 bytes)

6. Re: spitfire engine rebuild (score: 1)
Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley)
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 08:34:26 -0600
Just to violently agree :-)... Excellent advice. Be sure the bigends are still round. If not, they'll need to be rounded. I would replace the bearings in that case. Good advice on any rebuild. But if
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00287.html (8,389 bytes)


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