15-10-2020, 10:18 AM
Thanks for your suggestion Howard. I guess my thinking is:
1. The engine we have is running well and has been rebuilt from the cerankcase up. I don't know the condition of the crank other than that the mains rumble badly. I suppose I'm wary of the dreaded cracked/broken crank....
2. In preference, I want a reliable engine so that we can do more adventurous things with the car. A sound bottom end seems fundamental and I'd like to avoid a garage full of spare parts, I don't have the storage space.
3. If I buy a second bottom end is there not a good chance that it will have a cracked/broken crank? The time, effort and expense of sorting the replacement engine may be wasted if all our engine needs is a set of bearings.
So, to sum up; I see borrowing an engine as an insurance against taking the car off the road for a long time if I find that our bottom end needs a lot of attention. Can anybody help or offer a better solution??
1. The engine we have is running well and has been rebuilt from the cerankcase up. I don't know the condition of the crank other than that the mains rumble badly. I suppose I'm wary of the dreaded cracked/broken crank....
2. In preference, I want a reliable engine so that we can do more adventurous things with the car. A sound bottom end seems fundamental and I'd like to avoid a garage full of spare parts, I don't have the storage space.
3. If I buy a second bottom end is there not a good chance that it will have a cracked/broken crank? The time, effort and expense of sorting the replacement engine may be wasted if all our engine needs is a set of bearings.
So, to sum up; I see borrowing an engine as an insurance against taking the car off the road for a long time if I find that our bottom end needs a lot of attention. Can anybody help or offer a better solution??
Cheers from Chris and Hilary