 1.7 cylinders - worthless?, bad sale |
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| r3dplanet |
 May 1 2014, 01:40 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 679 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 4,741 Region Association: None  |
On the topic of bad sales from the Classifieds here, a year I ago I purchased a set of what I was promised were old school Mahle 94mm cylinders that could be bored to 96mm for a 1911 project. This week I finally went to get them cleaned up and machined only to find that they're just lousy used 90mm cylinders from a stock 1.7 engine.
$200 down the tubes. And the absolute last time I'll buy from this well-known seller who has sent me questionable parts in the past. Are these things actually good for anything other than boring up one size for a bone stock 1.7 liter rebuild? Or just fancy cup holders? Or perhaps flower pots? -marcus |
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May 1 2014, 01:45 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,156 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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QUOTE(r3dplanet @ May 1 2014, 11:40 AM)  On the topic of bad sales from the Classifieds here, a year I ago I purchased a set of what I was promised were old school Mahle 94mm cylinders that could be bored to 96mm for a 1911 project. This week I finally went to get them cleaned up and machined only to find that they're just lousy used 90mm cylinders from a stock 1.7 engine. $200 down the tubes. And the absolute last time I'll buy from this well-known seller who has sent me questionable parts in the past. Are these things actually good for anything other than boring up one size for a bone stock 1.7 liter rebuild? Or just fancy cup holders? Or perhaps flower pots? -marcus Let me know. I have some. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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| NORD |
May 1 2014, 06:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,505 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Lynden Washington Member No.: 2,756 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I have a set for you, 2.0L. AA 94mm. |
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| McMark |
May 1 2014, 06:36 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
1.7 cylinder aren't worth anything.
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| r3dplanet |
May 1 2014, 07:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 679 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 4,741 Region Association: None |
Thanks, Mark. I just wanted to verify. I think they'll look great on my deck with some violets growing out of them.
-marcus |
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| r_towle |
May 1 2014, 07:55 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Flip one over, set it on the floor of the passenger side....makes a great cup holder.
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| cgnj |
May 1 2014, 08:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 623 Joined: 6-March 03 From: Medford, NJ Member No.: 403 Region Association: None
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Hi,
Well too much drama. You got screwed. You needed to open the box when you received it. I have parts that I bought or traded for 10 or 12 years ago. I open them all because peeps can make mistakes, especially if they are parting multiple cars. I have traded parts across the country on an email with members of this group, I have given parts away. I have no regrets. There are peeps that I would buy from in a heartbeat, but I would still open the box, because people can make mistakes. You need to give them a chance to square it away, and waiting a year too open the box, I doubt that many have the parts on a shelf to make you whole after a year. the market changes. 20 years ago, the choices to go overbore were Nickeys or 93/94mm cylinders overbored to 96. You can buy this part for $200 CYLINDERS I have a few sets of 93/94 mm OEM cylinders. I'll sent you a set for shipping if you reveal a name. |
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| bdstone914 |
May 1 2014, 09:17 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,521 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
I don't think revealing a name is right.
Chances of that seller seeing this post and giving his side are slim. Contact him directly. To me time makes no difference. I would and have refunded money if I sold a part that was not right. At least let him know you did not get what you should have. |
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