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Originally Posted by Teflon
Thanks. I'll have a chat with Russell (the chap who's doing the work for me). He knows these engines like the back of his hand and also understands my wish for a thorough job 
Wish I had the skills and knowledge to do this sort of work myself - should really have given it some serious thought back in my younger days, but that's hindsight for you!
BTW, looking forward to seeing more pics of your cars, particularly the Cortina Crusader. I had a late model Mark IV (Mark V as we used to call them) back in the 80s and loved it to bits. I sadly managed to write it off big time in an accident  .
Cliff |
When I rebuilt the 75 engine a couple of years ago I had a set of new pistons and liners, I put them in the 75 and with new bearing shells it transformed the engine. If you look at the pictures of old piston rings in the old liners and compare them with the new, you'll see how worn they really do get, the old ones were at 125,000 miles at this point.