As is evident from my previous postings I have a 1966 BSA A65 and engine rebuild in progress.
The cylinders have already apparently been rebored to +40 thou over standard and now I see that the lower skirts of the sleeves have been broken and repaired. Cracks are still visible but the engine appears to have been run (successfully?) with the repair in place.
Plan A was that I had been going to have the engine bored out to +60 but now I see this repair more closely I begin to doubt whether that would be sensible given the uncertainty about the repair, especially if reground.
Plan B would be to have the barrel re-sleeved and taken back to standard and go from there but some earlier enquiries elsewhere drew a blank on new sleeves apart from expensive ones from the USA or some UK ones that needed trimming somehow.
Can anyone advise and help on either Plan A or B or even your own suggested plan C, any idea of costs of them and who could do such work?
I am based in North Yorkshire so northern recommendations could be very helpful.
I have also asked PES from South Yorks who advertise in the BSAOC mag the same question but they seem to have gone home for the weekend so I have had to email them. (Is this reasonable for a Friday when some of us are just getting focussed on our tasks for the weekend??
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Thanks
Alastair