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Machine Shop Questions 120-130

posted by  NoahAndThe220NamedStella on  Mon Feb 20 12:24 CST 2017
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After years of sitting, partially dismantled, I'm working on my 220 again. One of the tasks will be to go over the engine.

I got the head worked over when I did the original disassembly, including a valve job and hardened valve seats.

This weekend, I got the short block on a stand with the intention of taking it to a machine shop. There were no known problems with the engine when I pulled it; I just wanted to get hardened valve seats installed in the head and clean up the engine bay along with the crossmember and suspension. Now, it seems to make sense to go over it before I put it back in the car. There's no cross hatching left, but there's no lip at the top of the bores either. The block needs to be cleaned as it's been sitting in a garage for years. However, I've been careful to keep the cylinders oiled, so there's no visible rust. I also want to paint it and make it pretty.

So, what do I ask the machine shop to do? Do I just drop it off and ask them to tell me what needs to be done? I mostly trust the shop that I've worked with in the past. Should I even take it to a shop? I want to balance doing it the right way against not spending lots of money and I'd hate to have to pull the engine again because I didn't do something obvious.

Thanks in advance for your advice!





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