[Alpines] Alpines Digest, Vol 7, Issue 24

[Robert Hamilton]

Hi again.

Sorry, Brit Bits isn't in Maine but very close to Maine in Rye, N.H. Web page:

http://www.britbits.com/

Bob


At 07:52 AM 2013-10-17, canisdog at aol.com wrote:
>  You are right, Briggs and Stratton was a bad term.  These are 
> simple "Tractor
>Engines" and
>way less technical than larger block or new technology.  ANy good machine shop
>can handle it.
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: spmdr <spmdr at juno.com>
>To: canisdog <canisdog at aol.com>
>Cc: alpines <alpines at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wed, Oct 16, 2013 11:39 pm
>Subject: Re: [Alpines] Alpines Digest, Vol 7, Issue 24
>
>
>I would disagree about having a standard machine shop "rebuild" an Alpine
>engine.
>
>I would bet few ever see old engines these days.
>
>Old cars are WAY less than 1% of the cars out there.
>
>And fewer yet see Alpine engines.
>
>Now here is the main part, All Alpine engines are in excess of 35 years
>old.
>
>Most have issues with cooling system corrosion.
>
>And other issues.
>
>MOST machine shops MAY do a descent job of what THEY do and that is the
>"machine work"
>
>An Alpine engine is NOT a Briggs and Stratton.
>
>Anyone who treats it as such will likely send their Alpine down the path
>of the majority of those that are gone.
>
>Good luck.
>
>DW
>
>On Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:51:22 -0500 Paul Scofield <canisdog at aol.com>
>writes:
> > Any good engine machine shop that has been in business for a long
> > time can
> > handle your rebuild.  These engines are like a Briggs & Stratton to
> > these
> > guys.  Give them the shop manual for the technical data and they can
> > take it
> > from there.  They can take it past factory for you by weighing
> > pistons and
> > rods to very close tolerances, or just run of the mill work.  It's
> > up to you.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
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