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What can i expect if this is done to an engine?

First of all, engine has no play when you pull the wheel. This is replaced:

Rings Piston bearings Gaskets Oil seals Exhaust Cylinders honed by engineering Heads done by engineering New plugs and plugwires Distributor done up by engineering (shaft rebushed, weights replaced, cap and rotor replaced, points and condensor replaced and adjusted properly) Carburator done up by engineering (stock specs and rebushed to avoid leakage and fire) New air filter assy (stock) All tin and heater boxes sandblasted and repainted with flat heat resistant paint. Clutch kit, pressure plate, release bearing, shifter cage, rod bushing.. new. New fanbelt New coil Oil cooler cleaned by engineering. Heads are tightened correct sequence, correct torque. Oil is good quality with prolong additive.

Any idea how this is gonna run? I hear people speak of $2000 engines, i don´t have that kind of money. All i need is a daily driver for speeds not exeeding 80 or 90 km hr.

Bart Bervoets

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Bart Bervoets
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Bart Try CP and look at the NEW engines..............NEW!!!

Can't beat a factory all new engine for applications that only require a reliable engine that goes that fast.

Link here

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How's that fer a nice deal???

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MUADIB®

Uh, did you say Prolong oil additive? Big no-no. Most of those snake oils contain chlorinated hydrocarbons. Great lubricant, unfortunately it's corrosive. I'm sure there are people who have used it and never had any trouble but...I wouldn't try this at home. There are other types of additives that use teflon like Slick 50 but even it may not be worth the money. There's a good reason why you don't see those info-mercials for Prolong, Motor-up, DuraLube, etc., any more. They've all been sued by the FTC and others for making false claims.

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Mike64Bug

I did, but seems you did not read my posting properly. I am in South Africa, shipping would be so expensive that it would make it not worth the time and money. A used engine can be picked up here under R1000, however, with no running guarantee. In dollars it means i can pick an engine up for under $100 local. This is my problem, also a complete bus goes for under $1000 here. Parts are inexpensive too. But thanks for the link anyway! And Mike, i drain the oil, thanks for the warning, here in SA they still do the commercials on tv though, and shops sell the stuff all over.

Bart Bervoets

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oils contain chlorinated hydrocarbons. Great

have used it and never had any trouble but...I

teflon like Slick 50 but even it may not be

info-mercials for Prolong, Motor-up, DuraLube, etc., any

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Bart Bervoets

The TV commercials for Prolong and many of the other oil additives are certainly impressive sounding. However, if you search the Internet you'll find out the real story on them. Modern motor oils have all sorts of friction modifiers and other good things these days that oil additives just aren't necessary under normal circumstances.

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Mike64Bug

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