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Dragon King Senior Member Offline Posts: 400 IL Gender:	engine 09/28/06 at 12:07:04 looking into having the engine rebuilt this winter. what should I make sure to have done ?
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: engine Reply #1 - 09/28/06 at 12:15:55 DK, Why are you having the engine rebuilt? ...and with that in mind, what are you looking for? i.e. more HP? reliability? V
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Dragon King Senior Member Offline Posts: 400 IL Gender:	Re: engine Reply #2 - 09/28/06 at 12:27:05 mostly reliability and it leaks oil like a harley. just thought while getting the oil leaks fixed have it comptley gone over
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: engine Reply #3 - 09/28/06 at 13:51:50 more than just the normal plug cap leak? where from? remind me what year?
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Dragon King Senior Member Offline Posts: 400 IL Gender:	Re: engine Reply #4 - 09/29/06 at 08:18:07 it is an 87 and sems to be leaking from the middle of engine. it is covered with oil
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Reply #5 - 09/29/06 at 09:36:43

Well, certainly I'm no expert... but if it's leaking there, you probably need new seals. You may not need to rebore or even hoen the cylinder, but assuming you have the cash, I'd do it. Since it's an 87, the cylinder should prolly be honed, at least.

You may want to get slavy and lancer's opininions...

I bet a 1mm oversize piston (w/ 1 mm overbore, definitely available... maybe even 1/2 mm, not sure) and the rings, and a nickasil treatment for the cylinder would really help. It's a ceramic treatment that lets the piston slide a little more freely and helps cool the engine. I know Lancer had this done. He aslo had his cam reground at the same time for a little more power.

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: engine Reply #6 - 09/29/06 at 09:46:28 Yeah, Lancer is the guru of power when it comes to souping up a Savage. Another option is looking for a newer 5 speed engine. It might be cheaper than rebuilding your's. Just a thought.
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Dragon King Senior Member Offline Posts: 400 IL Gender:	Re: engine Reply #7 - 09/29/06 at 17:50:48 thanks I will have to mull everything over, there is just so much I want to do
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