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Originally Posted by Pat RUFBTR
Hi Spencer, I have another option for you, to invite Chris to your place!  |
We have discussed that option Pat, however...the time that Chris would be over here would of course be finite; there would be two options...
a) Either I need to have the engine stripped, inspected and ready to rebuild with every single part ready in my workshop. Anything that needs re-machining or any new parts needs to have been done in advance. This also means that by stripping the engine myself, I could well remove any evidence of what the problem is. It also means I need to be very selective about which specialists I use to do this machining work, as well as spending a lot of time driving around delivering and collecting parts (and without doubt, being frustrated by me not being their highest priority customer)
...or...
b) We strip the engine when Chris is over here, but then we're going to fail when we identify what the problem is. Any parts that need ordering are (at best) 2 days away plus half a day driving around collecting them once they're with my OPC. At worst, it could be parts that come from Germany and take 3-4 days to arrive. This also means that I need to have all the measuring equipment needed to inspect the components. I have a lot of it, but for example bore measuring tools that are deep enough to measure the line bore of the crankcase, are big money. Any corrective work is weeks to get done, meaning Chris would be back in the US before I'm ready to re-assemble.
So, as much as it would be absolutely great to fly Chris over here, the practicality of it means that getting an engine rebuilt is extremely unlikely to be completed. A typical strip/inspect/rebuild is reckoned to be between 60-70 hours; that in itself is 5 x 12hr days to work, assuming everything is here in front of you ready to build with.