I think Addict is refering to this company:
http://www.triumph-ant.co.uk/engines.html
It is a little far from Virginia, but is a possibility and they definately have the engines.
Since I posted the above web site I have read the thread by kredge entitled, "Rebuilt engine won't start" which came from the above company. I don't want to take sides, just alert those looking for an engine that Kredge evidently has had a problem. Do note however, that due to being in the midst of moving, Kredge did not make his installation within the supplier's three month guarantee (note-to-self, always determine problems with-in the warantee period).
Maybe anyone else who has purchased an engine from them will post their experience. Hopefully this is an isolated case, but if this was what I call a "rebuilt" engine" (note, they use the term "reconditoned" and I don't know if this is the same thing or not) I am mystified by the result.
At least in the U.S. when you buy a rebuild, per
www.doityourself.com (referencing an auto)
you get a "like new" engine that has been completely remanufactured from the block up. In addition to using many new components, the block, crankshaft and other durable parts are cleaned and remachined to original factory specifications.
Typical new components:
■Gaskets
■Piston rings
■Lifters
■Camshaft
■Oil pump
■Timing chain, gears, belt
■Connecting rod bearings
■Main bearings Pistons
■Valve train components
Typical remachined components:
■Valves
■Valve seats
■Connecting rods
■Crankshaft
In addition, you often get:
■New spark plugs
■New air filter
■New water pump
■New hoses and belts
■New motor mounts
■Oil change and filter
■New thermostat
■New anti-freeze
■New fuel filter
Exactly, what your particular engine supplier does when "rebuilding" or "reconditoning" is certainly something to ask about before you buy, plus know beforehand how the company will handle any problems that may come up, hopefully printed in the sale documents.
Of course, a truely "rebuilt" engine is not going to be cheap and some of us may want something less expensive, such as an engine from the junk yard (a "breaker" in the U.K I believe) or something that has had some level of examination, but not really a "rebuilt" engine.
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