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Re: Engine Rebuild

To: Nina Barton <ninab@scoresheet.com>
Subject: Re: Engine Rebuild
From: John J Peloquin <peloquin@mamba.bio.uci.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 11:08:04 -0700 (PDT)
Dear Nina,

Why don't you look at some of the MGB specialty shops and buy a rebuilt
engine? Shouldn't cost more than $2K


On Tue, 15 Oct 1996, Nina Barton
wrote:

> First of all, if any of you were at Jack London Square on Sat. Oct. 12,
> wasn't it a nice show?
> 
> On to the engine.  I have a 71 BGT, which lives on the street.  No place to
> work on it myself, except in a minor way.  The mechanic I've gone to for 13
> years says that the block is cracked between #3 and #4 cylinders.  Gradual
> loss of power over the last few years, improved when I put on a new
> muffler, but then declined again.  Blown head gasket about a year ago, but
> no damage to the head.  He wants $4000 to rebuild the block.  This seems
> like a steep amount to me, I expected it to be in the $2000 dollar range.
> Granted, this is supposed to be a restoration type rebuild, but what am I
> getting for that extra 2 grand?  Thanks in advance for any info anyone has.
> Nina
> 
> 


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