Thread: 3.5 bent rod?
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Old 10-13-2006, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Zeitgeist View Post
It's my understanding that the .97 engines are not sleeved like the .96, hence the need to spend $$$ on a factory replacement, or swap in another "good" engine.
The EPC shows .97 liners for $80 list each. Not cost prohibitive but who knows what the machine work costs. The FSM talks about resleeving the .97 by boring the cylinders out by 3mm (IIRC) to take the new liner.

Again, $4800 for a Metric Motors short block starts to sound attractive...

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