Irony
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:24 PM |
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engine block damage
I bought a replacement block on ebay that has supposedly been refurbished/rebuilt etc and the seller has contacted me to say there's damage on
the block face he didn't notice before. I haven't paid yet and it's very honest of him to email me. What do you guys think?
 
block damage
Thats the water jacket, could it be a sign over previous overheats possibly leading to block warpage? I have the option to decline, what thinks you
experts?
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TigerB6 Paul
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:28 PM |
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Wouldnt touch that with a barge pole now to be honest. Looks like a failure waiting to happen for the future
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:31 PM |
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No its pitting corrosion, a sign of cheap antifreeze or the coolant not being changed frequently enough. I suspect it will lie outside the area
covered by the gasket if that is the case it isn't a problem but you would need to lay a gasket over it to check.
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boggle
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:39 PM |
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maybe having the block face skimmed may help??
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boggle
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:40 PM |
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i would be more interested in the bruise on the piston edge.....has it scored the bore???
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RichardK
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:44 PM |
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It exactly what British T has expalined, it wouldn't bother me but would ask for a few quid off just in case it needs a skim 
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RichardK
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:46 PM |
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Good spot Boggle! Thats another chunk of money off
Rich
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Strontium Dog
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 08:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by boggle
i would be more interested in the bruise on the piston edge.....has it scored the bore???
Quite right, the block looks OK to me from the pics. The "bruise" is defo from some some sort of debris bouncing around in the combustion
chamber. If it is the only mark then it probably went straight out the exhaust port and will be fine. I'd ask the guy to take some decent shots
of the bores to look for striations caused by small particles to be on the safe side!
You could check the price of having the block decked and try to get that off the purchase price just in case!
[Edited on 15/3/10 by Strontium Dog]
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 09:24 PM |
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not sure what you agreed to pay for it, but i have run worse with no probs. if you have agreed a high price, get it reduced, but if its a bargain,
take it and get it skimmed as a precaution.
i would check out the damage to the piston though. that sort of thing scares me as last time i saw similar i ignored it and it cost me.
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owelly
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 09:48 PM |
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The pitting around the water jacket looks more like an incomplete casting defect and as it's outside the gasket surface, I'd say
it's ok. In fact, you could dremmel the waterway back to sound material.
I agree that you need to express concerns over the piston marking. Check the others too.
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 10:37 PM |
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I'm in agreement with the nothing to worry about opinion, it's not going to cause a problem & a smear of good quality sealant would
fix any problem with the water jacket, it's miles from the edge of the bore where the flame ring needs things spot on for a good seal.
Am I right in thinking this is a Rover V8? that complicates the giving it a skim idea, there's 2 faces to the block & then the inlet
manifold would need to be skimmed to compensate.
The mark on the piston is something to check out but I'd not really expect a problem.
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twybrow
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 10:53 PM |
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Can someone point out the mark on the piston? Is it the ding on the left hand side, or the patch in the middle?
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 10:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
Can someone point out the mark on the piston? Is it the ding on the left hand side, or the patch in the middle?
The ding.
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Irony
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 11:20 PM |
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Rover V8 engine
I agreed to pay 250 quids for it. It's supposedly a fully rebuiilt engine, shells, rings, hone, chemically cleaned etc. Trouble is it's
in Bristol which is a three hour drive from me so courier is the only option, or a lot of driving.
Thanks for the replies, you guys have given me confidence. I shall ask for a discount.
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