Placing a value on your car has to be included in the price of a replacement. If you use your Honda 600 as daily transportation then you are looking at a lot more savings than the $3500.00 your spending on repair. First you own the car, second in california it does not have to be smogged, registration is a pinch, maintaining it is much less than many others that get half the milage from a gallon of $4.50 black gold.
And, if you have the space and tools to rebuild it yourself, the online assistance has never been better.
Now you said you blew the motor, that can mean a whole bunch of things, a rod through the front, or seazed the cam because the oil pump went, or what else?
e-mail me off the group.
Bill
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> [2cylinderhondas] 71 N600 Engine failure
> Got a 71 N600 that is in pretty good shape overall. Blew the motor > last > week. Believe that it is result of low oil (however dipstick > never read > low). Anyhow, got what I think was about $4,000 dollar car > with a blown > motor. Live in socal (near LAX). Quotes I have gotten so > far are about > $3500 for complete rebuild. Not too crazy about that > because car will > still only be worth about $4,000 running. I think I > could part it out and > make 1,500 to 2,000. Hate to do that because it > is complete and pretty > good little car. I have rebuilt a VW motor and > a american engine before > (been a while). I think I could rebuild this > motor myself, but specific > specs and parts are not readily available to > me. Would be ready to tackle > the project if there are rebuild kits > available with information. Dont > want to learn any expensive lessons > the hard way. I want to get out of > this pickle without loosing much > more money and not destroying a car. You > guys got any suggestions?
> Thank you for any input,
> Harper