[Alpines] Alpines Digest, Vol 7, Issue 24

[Mototron]

Phil
    Give me a call or stop by My shop
    Can Build you a engine ,to any Degree of performance
    or totally stock if you like
  Rocco
  Mototron Vintage Sports Car Service
  Southampton NY
  631 379 7789
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On 10/17/2013 1:38 AM, spmdr at juno.com wrote:
> 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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