[TR] removing rust in block

[Randall]

> If you are going to tear
> the engine down to the short block before installing it doing the boil out
> and replacing worn out rings and bearings is the only cost and time
> effective thing to do.

IMO, that depends on the circumstances, including how much your time to R&R
the engine is worth versus how much it costs to do a full overhaul.  Stag
engines are notoriously expensive to overhaul, it can easily cost more than
the car is worth (which is why there are so many re-engined Stags around).

TS39781LO still has the short block out of a 56 TR3 I bought for the OD;
which still had 3 out of 4 original pistons in it when I got it.  Very
likely the cam & crank were still original.  I put nearly 100,000 miles on
that engine (including taking 1st in class at a VTR autox then driving some
1000 miles to get home), without ever even removing the cam & crank; and it
still ran fine even after the car was totaled a few years ago.

Took me a long time to learn "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", but it works
surprisingly well.

Randall