Bill:
FWIW:
If the engine is not frozen you can do the rebuild yourself. The
only special tools needed are a ring compressor and a torque
wrench. All of the other tools needed would be those you would
use to remove the original engine anyway. A machine shop would
have all of the special tools necessary to bore, grind, etc. A
few books from the library on any engine rebuilding plus a MGA
shop manual will get the job done. That's how I and my brother
got started on my TR3 and then again on his TD.
Basically the job means dissasembling and cleaning the engine by
you, taking the right parts to the machine shop, having them do
the machining and sourcing any needed new parts, and then
reassembling the engine by you. If the machine shop can't find
the parts, highly unlikely, the list sure can. Removal of the
engine can be done by renting a hoist, or the way we did it the
first time: four strong friends, a short piece of 2x6 used
vertically, and some rope. (Some liquid refreshment and pizza
for the friends might be appropriate.)
You can easily upgrade the horsepower some by using different
cams, valves, etc. if they need replacement.
zandor@hdc.net
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