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Originally Posted by NCDiesel
Got everything together, got it in a nice wooden box, and took the engine to the machine shop. Now I just have to wait "several" weeks. I could tell from all the engines laying around "several" meant more like 9, rather than 3 or 4. I've never had to wait this long for any engine. But I could see they were covered up. Has there been an epidemic of engine rebuilds? Related to Ebola maybe?
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Just picked up the engine Wednesday - 1 month to the day I believe - so not so bad. The bore needed to be .010" over and the exhaust valve needed to be replaced. The crank out-of-round was slight. So rather than grind down a whole .010", he ground off the out-of-round and "resized" the connecting rod and re-honed it. I replaced both valves and had the valve seats cut. Head and block were decked. They did all the other usual stuff too - honed the engine, cleaned it(along with my shroud pieces, brackets, etc), etc. All the machining work and a full Sten kit (without connecting rod) for $285. I can deal with that.
I guess I'll be putting an engine together over the next few weeks!
By the way - I got a compliment on the engine. He said he has done dozens of these engines and mine was one of the the nicest, least worn original engine he has ever seen.
I'll let you know how it goes...