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Re: [T3] 71 type 3 engine on ebay


On 9 Oct 2003 at 17:54, Russ wolfe wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:45, Jim Adney wrote:

> > There's a 71 FI engine on auction on ebay. It's located in Idaho and appears to 
> > be rather complete. Bidding starting at $99.
> > 
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2436204684
> >
> I wouldn't trust that engine. Notice the screen wire over the air
> intake. And the missing heater elbows, with the duct tape over the
> outlets. 
> Betcha it has been running in a dune buggy or something like that.

I'll have to take another look at it, but it didn't look like screen wire to 
me. It just looked to me like someone had gone over the engine and plugged all 
the openings when they stored it.

I was thinking that it was more likely to be useful as a core for someone to 
start a nice rebuild from, anyway.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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