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it is getting time I overhauled my dexta engine … there will be no scrimping or bodging at all and a new clutch will be fitted and I think £500 should be enough for everything... I will do all spanner work
What do you think a 35x multipower all done up on Goodyear tyres would be worth?I reckon you'll be nearer 1500 inc crank re grind, liners and any head work. I reckon mine Perkins 3.152 was well over a grand. The head, I was going to get the guides out and get seats re-cut and get it faced but the machining work alone was more than the £170 or so that a brand new head costs. So I bought a new head, fitted a treat and works fine with no issues at all (so far!!!). I did a Fergie Tef20 engine for a friend and he costed every item and think he ended up spending 1200 but we did go through it properly, pump was fine but crank regrind, pistons/liners/shells/oil pump/head/valves/guides etc his machining bill was circa 600, it soon adds up!
But I must be a glutton for punishment as have just got hold of a Mf35x Multi-Power to rebuild!!
I would say 10 to 12K, one on ebay not restored and the chap wants 12k for it. Bonkers money, paid 3500 for mine but will need restoring.What do you think a 35x multipower all done up on Goodyear tyres would be worth?
Just a warning, should anyone be thinking of doing a 3AD152( 135, ley 253/245 etc) budget for a new head, Inserts cant be fitted to exhaust seats, and exhaust valves seem to burrow their way into the head with ease!I reckon you'll be nearer 1500 inc crank re grind, liners and any head work. I reckon mine Perkins 3.152 was well over a grand. The head, I was going to get the guides out and get seats re-cut and get it faced but the machining work alone was more than the £170 or so that a brand new head costs. So I bought a new head, fitted a treat and works fine with no issues at all (so far!!!). I did a Fergie Tef20 engine for a friend and he costed every item and think he ended up spending 1200 but we did go through it properly, pump was fine but crank regrind, pistons/liners/shells/oil pump/head/valves/guides etc his machining bill was circa 600, it soon adds up!
But I must be a glutton for punishment as have just got hold of a Mf35x Multi-Power to rebuild!!
on a tight budget £500 may be possible but doubt it,it is getting time I overhauled my dexta engine … there will be no scrimping or bodging at all and a new clutch will be fitted and I think £500 should be enough for everything... I will do all spanner work
It's funny that I was just pricing it up the other dayI reckon you'll be nearer 1500 inc crank re grind, liners and any head work. I reckon mine Perkins 3.152 was well over a grand. The head, I was going to get the guides out and get seats re-cut and get it faced but the machining work alone was more than the £170 or so that a brand new head costs. So I bought a new head, fitted a treat and works fine with no issues at all (so far!!!). I did a Fergie Tef20 engine for a friend and he costed every item and think he ended up spending 1200 but we did go through it properly, pump was fine but crank regrind, pistons/liners/shells/oil pump/head/valves/guides etc his machining bill was circa 600, it soon adds up!
But I must be a glutton for punishment as have just got hold of a Mf35x Multi-Power to rebuild!!
It shocks me every time the offers we've had for ours that we've just sold we turned some really healthy offers downWhat do you think a 35x multipower all done up on Goodyear tyres would be worth?
Lol!!! That's what I did, disassembly and assembly all myself. I take the view that you've gone to the trouble of splitting it and stripping it all down, best go through it properly and then it should last another 40-50 years. And when you take that view you end up replacing quite a few parts while you're in there, e.g., trust bearing on clutch, input seals, spigot bearing and on and on. Oil pumps etc am sure you could get away with the old one but it'd be a shame to have a bearing pick up 40 hrs down the line due to a tired pump. I dare say you could rebuild it for 500 but, it'd be just a set of shells, rings, hone or glaze bust the bores, lap the existing valves in, clean up the head with some emery, fresh gasket and off you go. It is possible but is largely dictated by the state of the engine once you get it apart.I should add that the dexta is single clutch and I will be doing all the dismantling and cleaning and assembly so there will be no labour cost and if anyone is thinking what do I know about engines from June 1976 to July 1980 I was working at main IH dealer and occasionally I do help out a rural garage up in the hills and all the parts will be at trade price
I trim but leave them proud after rolling inYes, I have head varying reports about the new engines but unfortunately never spoken to someone who has had one. People's reports on the new heads weren't exactly glowing but I took the risk and actually the quality seemed spot on, with no issues with fit, injector seats were fine, valve seats perfect and very cheap in comparison to re-furbing the old head. I did notice that they go with just the single valve springs as opposed to double springs but then it's hardly going to be spinning more than 2 and half thousand, no issues with it.
I think the later are lip seal engines as opposed to rope seal, rope seal is not the best in my opinion and not easy to get spot on although mine isn't leaking yet, I was very careful to try and get it right but there is a lot of conflicting advice on fitting them, to trim or not to trim, I had to trim on mine as no way in hell was it going to go up as it was!
One thing you dont say is how many hours, if known, the engine has done. If it is only 2-3,000 and has had its oil changed regularly, you may be lucky. But if it is 10,000 plus and is breathing heavily with a little knock, I would prepare for £1,500 +I should add that the dexta is single clutch and I will be doing all the dismantling and cleaning and assembly so there will be no labour cost and if anyone is thinking what do I know about engines from June 1976 to July 1980 I was working at main IH dealer and occasionally I do help out a rural garage up in the hills and all the parts will be at trade price