[Spridgets] Mileage to Rebuild

Linda Grunthaner grunthaner at gmail.com
Fri Sep 21 18:42:58 MDT 2012


Wow great to hear Bob, Pinky's lower end was rebuilt before I got her and
Frank gave me a newly rebuilt valve head 2 years ago.
Lin

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Bob Kitterer <bkitterer at me.com> wrote:

> Kirk,
>
> A good rebuild should last 75K miles  or perhaps more.  Some times a valve
> job maybe needed at around 30K miles.
>
> In my experience 1275's last  longer than 948s.  I use to rebuild 948's at
> 50K miles without having to bore the engine or grind the crank.  All the
> cars I knew that went to 60K miles had to do both so it made for a cheaper
> rebuild for me.
>
> My 1275 has gone over 50K miles with no problems.
>
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)  - now in the garage
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - now in the
> garage
>
> On Sep 11, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Kirk Hargreaves wrote:
>
> > Generally speaking, about how many miles should pile up on my 1275 before
> > it would typically need a rebuild?
> >
> > It runs smooth . . however I am getting smoke on startup which goes away
> .
> > . I am guessing due to valve guides leaking while it has been parked.
> >
> > Having had a broken odometer for a couple of years (now working) I am not
> > certain of how many miles I have driven it over the last near 10 years.
> > Yet I can get a fairly good idea due to how many miles I rack up each
> week
> > running around town, which is not very much.
> >
> > My guess is that the engine has about 18,000 miles on it since it was
> last
> > "rebuilt."
> >
> > A rust free car I purchased with a "rebuilt" 1275 for $4,400 over 9 years
> > ago, close to 10 years.
> >
> > It came with a smooth case and a bum first gear which I, after driving it
> > like a 3 speed for a while, replaced with a rib case.  That rib case had
> > wear on the synchos that began to show up after a few years, so it
> > currently has a very nice rib case that is working very well.
> >
> > It continues to hold oil pressure as it has since I got it and for some
> > reason when I check the dip stick, it is not using oil (even though as
> > mentioned, it does smoke for a bit after I start it).
> >
> > Kirk
> > 59 1275
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