recon supplier question

[kartman]

Has anyone on here fitted a recon 650 aircooled engine in their car, if so who did you buy from and how much did it cost,pm me if you would rather not post it on the forum. My engine has a badly scored bore on no1 and the gast is blown on no2, should the bolts with holes be fitted either end of the head, mine has solid bolts in it..........Martin

[1973/126]

 The 126 Fan guys do the piston a cylinder kits for about 109Euros if I remember.
 Those recon engines seem a bit pricey. Even if you replaced most part you could probably do it for half the money people are charging for the recon engines.

[Rusty's Uncle]

I would be very wary about so called recon engines as some of them have just been cleaned up and painted to look good then sold for a small fortune. I believe that Ricambio were selling bare crankcase up to cylinder head engines at one stage for about £800 from memory. As 1973 says you can get all the parts and if you can do the job yourself you should get away with less than £200.
I recently bought what was described as a completely reconditioned engine from a guy who had it on eBay fro £350. The engine would have been a nightmare if you tried to run it. It was a stange mix of new parts, worn parts, busted bits and stripped threads. Fortunately there were more than enough new or good parts there to make it a good buy but I had to strip it right down to the bare crankcase and start the reassemble from there.