Thread: How long can 616 or 617 go without rebuild?
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Old 10-29-2012, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Govert View Post
So the rebuild at 1,244,000 miles was the first rebuild of the engine? If so, quite remarkable.
Yes, but we didn't have all the records back then, so I thought the wear was quite excessive for only 244,000 miles. The cylinders must have had an 1/8" step in the top and the rings fell out in pieces!!!!
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