Hi everyone,
Would like to hear from some about this one.
I have a customer who bought an allegedly totally rebuilt engine, a Postal
Van 1098, that I was to install in his nearly completed Morris, a ground up
restoration. It was the wrong color so I was cleaning it up to paint in
the wonderful Morris green. When I rotated it on its side for better
access, dirty oil came out. Mmmmmm! Took off the pan, and one main and
saw it was a trashed engine. Took it to the machine shop and he called and
said it was a sleeved engine, all four with sleeves that are but .060"
thick. He doesn't think he can bore them out and have them remain stable
in the block.
So, I have a core 1098 that someone wants the head off it and I disassemble
it. Guess what! It too has four skinny sleeves in the block.
Now my question is this, Am I running into an all out odds thing and found
2 1098 blocks with sleeves in all bores or have some of you listers out
there run into similar situations? I still have one more core to take
apart. Anyone want to make book on the odds of it being sleeved?
Thanks in advance for any input.
Paul A
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