urgent engine help

[Landy Smurf]

hey i need help urgently i took my engine in to a local engine place 5 weeks ago and they hadnt started on it so i picked it up today and now i need to tke it some where else can you please help by telling me where the best place is for me to take it within a few hours drive i need to take it there this weekend if i stand any chance of finishing my project for my hsc
thanks Tony
btw i am really ****ed off at this guy as he said today when we asked him if he thinks he is to busy to do it and he said yeah i kinda am and i dont even know wether these engines can be redone.he had not even looked at it and in 5 weeks nothing no phone call this was my facial expression when we were there today
:mad::mad::(:mad::mad::mad::nazilock::mad::mad: :angrylock:

[Banjo_pluker]

Singleton Automotive use to be good, don't know now,

MJK discovery is very good and usually will take about a week to do it but you will have to wait 3 or so weeks to get it in.

The are located at Belingen so it is a fair distance away,

There is also All 4 by four in Newcastle, they would only be a few hours away,

the phone book would be your freind on this one,

Good luck in getting it done soon though,

depending on what subject you are doing you should be fine,

I did Design and Tech and I found that is why you keep a journal.

This is were you put in your issues like this one, and the reasons

good luck with it

[mildred]

hey i need help urgently i took my engine in to a local engine place 5 weeks ago and they hadnt started on it so i picked it up today and now i need to tke it some where else can you please help by telling me where the best place is for me to take it within a few hours drive i need to take it there this weekend if i stand any chance of finishing my project for my hsc
thanks Tony
btw i am really ****ed off at this guy as he said today when we asked him if he thinks he is to busy to do it and he said yeah i kinda am and i dont even know wether these engines can be redone.he had not even looked at it and in 5 weeks nothing no phone call this was my facial expression when we were there today
:mad::mad::(:mad::mad::mad::nazilock::mad::mad::an grylock:

Hey Tony
I know how you must feel, been there and done that several times.Being ****ed off is par for the course.
Just get the hell-out of that negative place and go somewhere else.
The secret is to Move on and get positive, yes positive.
I dont know what else I can say, but heaps of us out there are batting for you , so dont give up....OK :cool:
why cant I say ****.. of ?
how about dissed off ? ooh that's so naughty isn't it? Ohhhh

[Lotz-A-Landies]

You'll have a lot of trouble finding someone to do an F head motor. What you need is an old retired bloke who does it to get a few dollars.

I had a 1595 cc engine done by LW Parry in Arncliffe (Sydney) and I supplied the replacement pistons, rings, bearings and gasket kits and it still cost me something like $4,000.00.

Diana

[Landy Smurf]

Hey Tony
I know how you must feel, been there and done that several times.Being ****ed off is par for the course.
Just get the hell-out of that negative place and go somewhere else.
The secret is to Move on and get positive, yes positive.
I dont know what else I can say, but heaps of us out there are batting for you , so dont give up....OK :cool:
why cant I say ****.. of ?
how about dissed off ? ooh that's so naughty isn't it? Ohhhh
thanks again

[Aaron IIA]

When dealing with old engineering like this, something that is different from Fords and Holdens, I feel that you have to find all the parts yourself, and provide the machinest with the workshop manual to get all the correct data and tolerances from.

I always rebuild all my engines myself. I send to the machinest a bare block, crankshaft, and bare rods. They then only machine the parts to the size of the new bearings and pistons that I provide them. I also send to them the bare head, so they can grind the valves, and cut new valve seats. I then assemble the engine myself over a few days. I have no formal training, only practical experiance. The workshop manual, especially with Land Rover, will show you what to do every step of the way.

Aaron.

[Landy Smurf]

does anyone have any feedback on dr mak engine reconditioning at maitland.if it is negative dont put it here but send me a email or pm

[mildred]

does anyone have any feedback on dr mak engine reconditioning at maitland.if it is negative dont put it here but send me a email or pm
nope

[Landy Smurf]

ok wow what a night

[Slunnie]

This needs to be rebuilt, installed and up and running in the next 4 or 5 weeks???

I guess if worst comes to worst you could degrease, clean, spray and install before its all due.

[Landy Smurf]

yeah we might take it somewhere on monday.if they can do it within 2 weeks

[digger]

maybe borrow an engine for the assessment only?


not that I would be party to any cheating:cool::whistling:

[Landy Smurf]

i might take my s3 engine out it is a 2.25l petrol would i have any problems putting it in just for this

[series1buff]

When dealing with old engineering like this, something that is different from Fords and Holdens, I feel that you have to find all the parts yourself, and provide the machinest with the workshop manual to get all the correct data and tolerances from.

I always rebuild all my engines myself. I send to the machinest a bare block, crankshaft, and bare rods. They then only machine the parts to the size of the new bearings and pistons that I provide them. I also send to them the bare head, so they can grind the valves, and cut new valve seats. I then assemble the engine myself over a few days. I have no formal training, only practical experiance. The workshop manual, especially with Land Rover, will show you what to do every step of the way.

Aaron.

I'm with Aaron on this one. I don't trust anybody but myself when assembling motors or anything mechanical... Contemporary mechanics are hopeless ... training is slack these days .. TAFE system is a absolute JOKE . Have a go and youll find its easier than you think....

But having said that ...Anyone in Melbourne.. SAMECO in Dandenong are excellent with older motors.. they are older guys who do series 1 motors ...

I bought an old lathe recently ... it's saved me heaps ...make your own bits and pieces .. valve guides .. reface valves ...millions of jobs can be done on an old lathe ....

MIKE

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Good onya Mike very true.

What I can say about L W Parry's in Sydney is that they are a company that is basically an in family arrangement. Yes they did take on senior employees as partners and the family changed but it is still in "family" hands but 3 generations later. They are one of the few engineering firms that still teach their apprentices how to build white metal bearings something that disappeared from TAFE teaching many years ago. They have also re-built entire engines from veteran vehicles with only a block and a few photos. But as always that sort of work costs time and money. Yes they also do work on Ferrari's and Lamborghini's.

Diana

[Landy Smurf]

well i have taken my engine to a guy at maitland who was highly reccomended by an old mechanice the guy is about 40-45 and has done land rover engine before including series one.yes time is money but i dont have time idealy if i did i would do it myself but i cant anyway we will see how this guy goes