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When I was 16,I hand lapped the valves with a suction cup on a stick,removed the cyl ridge with a brg scraper,replaced rings & adjusted rods & mains.I put 10,000 miles on the car in 2 years & it never leaked or burned oil.I think that there are many out there that spend big bucks on total rebuilds when an overhaul would do just fine.As long as babbitt is good & cyls are not badly worn,an overhaul will be fine.