1725cc bore/resleeve (was: Copper Head Gaskets)

From: T.J. Higgins (tjhiggin(at)alpine.b17a.ingr.com)
Date: Mon Mar 03 1997 - 14:15:02 CST

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Phil LeBrun writes:
>
> For my money, I'd bore the engine out enough to steel-sleeve (like I did on many
> Vega, VW, and Corvair engines) it back to it's stock diameter. Sleeving and
> boring-to-stock is not much more $$ than boring alone. Then, use a good set of
> Chrome-Moly rings, break it in properly, and your engine should last 100K-plus
> miles.

I'm hoping to do this to my Series V engine. One of the circlips on
the #4 wrist pin came off and made a nice gouge in the cylinder wall.
Anyone else ever had a bore/resleeve job done on a 1725cc engine?
What is the max that the 1725cc can safely be bored to?

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T.J. Higgins
tjhiggin(at)ingr.com
Huntsville, AL

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