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Originally Posted by Silber
I had considered that. I was planning to go with a 3.8 LN Nickies rebuild for that reason. Thing is, I just cannot afford that. So, I found an engine case that I think has less than 30,000 miles on it and figure it is going to break into the new rings all right, and people seem to get well over 100,000 miles out of a block. By that math this block should have maybe 70,000 good miles left.
If it doesn’t work out I made a gamble and lost but I am reasonably confident if I don’t screw up the rebuild it will give me enough miles of fun to be worth it.
Silber
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The issue with these blocks is that the cylinders and rings wear together, leaving that as the cylinders "ovalize (is this a word?)" so do the rings. So, mixing and matching, even with a low mileage block, may be problematic as new rings will not seat properly.
Do you have access to a machine shop? The first thing I would do is have someone reliable to measure out your cylinder specs. If they're still round, proceed with build. If not, abandon all hope of success without bore and sleeve.
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