Re: How much should it cost?

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

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> 2. The block, which I thought would be ruined or at
> least not worth saving, actually looks really solid.
> One piston was rusted in, but I let it soak overnight
> with penetrating oil and then whacked it a few times
> with a mallet and finally dislodged it, but otherwise
> the other pistons pretty much slipped right out.    So
> my question is this: I want to keep this block now,
> have it boiled out and re-bored, then rebuild it.  How
> much should it cost?
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You need to use some sort of coating on the machined surfaces (don't forget 
about the crank and bearing caps) to keep it from rusting further. Eastwood 
sells some stuff for this purpose but WD-40 will work well short term if 
it's kept in a pretty dry environment. Don't bother having it bored out 
until you're ready to rebuild it.

Matt

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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