>>Does anyone have any experiences relating to repairing
>>a damages 1800cc block by sleeving???
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Nope ... but that won't stop me from responding ... 'cause
I'm sure that others on the list will correct any erroneous
info. <g>.
>>Question is as to whether it is possible or advisable to
>>sleeve an engine such as this which starts out with rather
>>thin cylynder walls in the first place.
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The block is overbored to accept the sleeve ... once the
sleeve is installed you fit standard pistons (+.000) so
(correct me if I'm wrong Barney <g>) the combination of
the sleeve and remaining cylinder wall equates to the
standard cylinder wall thickness ... the sleeve is actually
harder than the cast wall.
>>If sleeving has been carried out what problems am I likely
>>to encounter??
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None that I am aware of ...
>>The option is of course to find another doner lump and start
>>afresh and that may be the best course but ?????
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Always an option ... but (Barney is not gonna like this <g>) you
also have the option of overboring to +.060 ... Brit-Tek has +.060
pistons for the same cost as +.010 thru +.040 pistons ... you can
have the block sonic tested to insure that the cylinder walls can
be overbored to +.060, but I've not heard of anyone having problems
with a +.060 overbore ... 18V blocks are overbored twice that much
to achieve 1950cc.
Good Luck ...
Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com
'61 MGA 1600 MkII
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