wbrazinski wrote:
> 1) Is it possible to make the old grungy bolts nice and shiny without
> hand polishing each one?
No
> I know that some feel I should not re-use the
> old bolts because they may not be "good" anymore. Is this true?
>
Not necessarily, but if you replace them, you won't have to worry about
the first part!
> 2) I accidentally scraped off the acoustical material on the front of
> the timing chain cover. It was buried beneath the "gunk" and before I
> knew it it was gone! Any good ideas on how to replace it?
Don't! The stuff is ugly and there is nothing like the sound of a good
timing chain!
>
> 3) I'm probably going to try "Realy Healy" for my parts (10% discount on
> the major 3 (4?)), but I remember one lister had bought pistons/liners
> from British Parts North West. I seem to remember they were rated as
> "good", but they are SOOOO much cheaper. I was raised with "you get
> what you pay for". What am I missing?
>
Sometimes you get what you "don't pay for" You have to shop around.
BPNW has not let me down and I have rebuilt 2 Spitfire engines using
their parts!
Regards,
Joe Curry
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"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
-- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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