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Replace the engine or fix leaks?

Postby LO ROLR » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:15 pm

Hi there, the 4age red/black top TVIS motor in my FXGT has done 220,000k's and has quite a few oil leaks, one resulting from the previous owner changing the cambelt but not replacing the seals.. one inbetween the gearbox and engine and the distributor seal.
My delema is this: Should I have the oil leaks fixed or is it more cost effective sourcing another 4age in better nick and with lower k's as a replacement?
The leak between the gearbox and the engine would require removing the gearbox and is not really worth it unless the clutch needed doing, and the seal around the cambelt would require removal of the cambelt and stuff.. so which option should I go for?? Another engine or fixing the leaks on the current one?
Any fedback would be greatly appreciated :D

Cheers, Matt.
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Postby deaf_rattle » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:20 pm

its abit of a hard one, as you dont know if the new engine is leaking or not until it goes in (unless you saw it running before it got pulled out)

either way you are going to want to do the cambelt.

I would probably get a lower ks engine (maybe a better one if there is a newer model 4age that will plug straight in)

and then get a conversion set and replace all those seals and gaskets.

conversion sets dont cost much and contain most of the gaskets and seals from the head down(minus the head gasket)
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