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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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question about niddle bearing.

if its pintched when reasambeing engine, how long will engine run? my friend said like no more then 2 blocks.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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Mine was pinched during a front main seal change and it lasted about 1000 miles
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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Who Does Ur Engine Work
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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motor is in the process of a rebuild now by a local forum member. The damage was done by a mazda dealer
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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how much does he charge for a rebuild
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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i bet u had alot of metal shavings
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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in oil
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i took him a basic rebuild kit and the motor and he charged me 500
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500 but u had to take the motor out?
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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alot of metal shavings and it messed up all the rotor bearings and stationary bearings
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if it was done by mazda, wasnt it under warranty
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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i didnt know that it was messed up. The cars isnt my daily driver so it took a feew months for me to put 1000 miles on it. When the motor took a dump and he pulled it apart thats when we realized what had caused the damage.
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500 and i pulled the motor. the cheapest a local shop around here will do the work for is 1500 if they pull the motor and re install it and if you havent read the florida shop list they dont have alot of good things to say about most of the shop down here and the ones they dont talk crap about are extremely expensive.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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here take a look . I got to help out learn a few things and paint the motor. https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/let-process-begin-570123/
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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500 but u had to take the motor out?
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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did u ask what andy osborne would charge?
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the guys at osborne racing?
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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yea, he is the owner, do u still have the toyota?
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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I called osborne and they were charging me 800 to put a motor together. Wich toyota the one in my car domain page?
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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the car is in TX
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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is it for sell
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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not for sale
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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if your interested in talking to the guy whos doing my motor let me know? he does good work.
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