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Is the decimal point in the right place?
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PAUL BEAUMONT



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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:04 pm    Post subject: Is the decimal point in the right place? Reply with quote
Ebay Item number: 370184208565
Even knowing nothing about the engine, would you buy this?
This is a mixed metal engine over 50 years old. Early crankshafts were prone to breakage - but has this actually got a later one, and even so is it serviceable. Anyone up for £675 to find out???????
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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi
Put in a bid for £.75. You might get it and it could save somebody paying that to avoid a bidding war. Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd be worried reading things like "I think some of the alloy block would need to be built up with weld and re-machined to seal against the head gasket where it has corroded". Doesn't sound like a cheap lump to fix up, unless they're all like that by now?

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PAUL BEAUMONT



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 1:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My point exactly Rick. Lots of them are like it and welding immediate post-war aluminium is tricky.
The Jowett Car Club has commissioned new patterns and new castings in a modern Alloy. They are not cheap, but at least you are not buying £675 worth of absolute rubbish
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