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symonh2000
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PostPosted: 18:37 - 07 Sep 2022    Post subject: The shite that people sell. Reply with quote

Apart from the piston being knackered I spotted one other serious issue with this which makes it virtually worthless.

Why do people sell such junk?

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Nobby the Bastard
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PostPosted: 19:06 - 07 Sep 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pray tell. There may be a crack in the outer of the water casing but you wouldn't know if it is unless you try it.
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symonh2000
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PostPosted: 19:15 - 07 Sep 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was referring to the crack in the water jacket.

Why would you pay £60 for something that needs the same spending again for a rebore, and possibly has a coolant leak that *might* be fixable by welding.

Are these things that hard to get these days?
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PostPosted: 19:28 - 07 Sep 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not convinced its a crack.look at pic 5. There's a definite gap between the two bits of 'crack' on the machined face and no evidence of it on the inside wall.
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PostPosted: 19:32 - 07 Sep 2022    Post subject: Re: The shite that people sell. Reply with quote

symonh2000 wrote:
Why do people sell such junk?

So they can go out and purchase a brand new kit for little to no cash out-of-pocket. Wink
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DJP
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PostPosted: 19:52 - 07 Sep 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's got an obvious crack in the water jacket right across the gasket face. That, I would suggest, means it's fucked.
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PostPosted: 22:16 - 07 Sep 2022    Post subject: Re: The shite that people sell. Reply with quote

symonh2000 wrote:


Why do people sell such junk?


Cos they're greedy arseholes and in the in the hope some numpty will buy it.
Rusty old piles of shite are going for the best part of a grand nowadays
sometimes more.
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PostPosted: 05:48 - 08 Sep 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

It’s fixable but it’s not like these are super rare. Not as common as they were 15-20 years ago but I’d wager finding one less fucked than that wouldn’t be too hard.
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