[s-cars] Engine Rebuild Questions

[Keith Maddock]

Dave,

Good point.  The engine is already fully removed from the car, so this
shouldn't be a problem.

Cheers,
Keith

On 4/29/05, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Keith,
> Just don't let him hone the block in the car... the only way he can do that
> is with a ball hone.  While a ball hone might be better than nothing, it is
> not a precision tool that will result in truly round cylinder bores.  To do
> a hone properly, the block should be stripped, and a torque plate installed
> to simulate the presence of a cylinder head.  All this requires the engine
> to be out of the car.
> Good luck,
> Dave
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Maddock <keith.maddock at gmail.com>
> To: calvinlc at earthlink.net <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
> Cc: Djdawson2 at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:27:46 -0400
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Engine Rebuild Questions
> 
> I don't have the facilities or skills to do a full engine rebuild
myself, so
> this is all being done at shop which has a lot of
experience with German
> engines. This also explains the parts prices
being slightly marked up, but
> the benefit to this is that there is a
warranty with the whole job. I hadn't
> discussed honing with the
mechanic before; I will make a point to do
> that.

Thanks to all for all the tips and information.

Cheers,
Keith