all of these 'little' things add up very quickly.... quicker than you can imagine.

when you are trying to 'rebuild' or remediate and issue (with an engine, that has already passed its serviceable prime) in a fiscally responsible manner it makes little sense to send everything out to the machine shop for peace of mind.

lets face the fact that all of these engines are over 25 years old, inefficient by today's standards, and not worth the perfect rebuild we all imagine in our mind's eye. These cars are cheap because they are on their last legs and no one wants to deal with all the deferred maintenance that has accumulated.

spending $3 - $4K on a rebuild is borderline insanity.

Lets refrain from suggesting that the magicians in the machine shop are the only ones with the knowledge to keep our obsolete addictions huffing and puffing.

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