"How to hot-rod your 1275" or something like that by Des Hammill is a good
book too, even though he builds race engine so he uses tighter tolerances
on some things and is very anal about everything. The book contains great
pictures and recommendations, I definitely receommend it for the
first-time rebuilder. A 948cc version of the book is about to come out or
has already come out.
Ulix
On Mon, 3 May 1999 Ronsoave@aol.com wrote:
> > Is there a bit of a better guide to rebuilding 948s 1098s and 1275s out
> > there
> > something a little bit better and more informative than the standard
> Haynes
> > manual?
>
> I use the Haynes as a guideline, but use 2 books on general blueprinting and
> rebuilding as my real bibles. I don't have them here at work handy, but one
> is called something like "Engine Rebuilding and Blueprinting", and the other
> is, of all things, "How to Rebuild Your Small Block Chevy". I think they are
> both HP books. These types of books give excellent guidance for disassembly,
> inspection and assembly that is common to most every engine you'll come
> across. They also give good advice on what to ask your machinist. They are
> around $15 at B&N or Borders, and you will have several choices. They are
> all pretty similar. Even if you don't use it for this job specifically, they
> are usually good books for rebuild techniques, and usually have a section on
> cam theory, automotive math, etc.
>
> > The number on the engine is 12CJ / DA / H 35531 Can anyone tell me an
> > approx
> > year this motor was manufactured?
>
> I don't have it with me, but I recall the Victoria British catalog had a
> table up front for identifying engine year. Anyone?
>
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