[Alpines] Alpines Digest, Vol 7, Issue 24

[Paul N Scofield]

Awesome video Rocco!  Posting on my FB page!

Paul Scofield
Kansas
"Heartland of America"

> On Oct 17, 2013, at 7:38 AM, Mototron <mototron at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> 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
> mototron at optonline.net
>
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>
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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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