Re: Help appreciated

Posted by HH56 On 2020/3/6 18:23:57

Concur with the other guys that if it is a 41 with the 282 engine 10K sounds a bit high unless the mechanic is also doing removal, disassembly of the bolt on stuff to get the engine ready for a machine shop and then the reassembly and reinstalling of the rebuilt engine.

If the car is actually a 42 sold in and possibly registered as a 41 then one of the two available senior model 42 Clippers would have a 356 engine and those are not inexpensive to rebuild. There is disassembly work required on the crankshaft before any machining of the rod bearing surfaces can be done. 10K for an engine rebuild might still be a bit high but more in the ballpark with the extra work needed to remove and replace the counterweights on the crankshaft..

Easiest way to tell them apart without looking for numbers is the 41 will have a dash with a long horizontal speedometer and smaller clock in a rectangular opening on the glove box door. 42s will have a row of gauges next to a large round speedometer. The same size round clock is on the glovebox door.