Engine rebuilding in Thailand

Tour into repair shops of engine rebuilding in Thailand

Recently, we of The Ultimate Tooling, had chance to discover and touch with our hands, reality of repair shops of engine rebuilding in Thailand.

Friends Mr. Kitti Ruangsangthai and Mr Papon Sirorungsi Parco Intertrade led us through an exciting trip from Bangkok capital brought us towards North up to Chiang Mai.

During this trip we have made a stop in some cities, including Kamphaeng Phet and Sukhothai, to visit various repair shops of engine rebuilding in Thailand.

So, we decided to share this nice and enjoyable “On-the-Road” trip with you readers to the discovery of Thai repair shops.

You will see detailed reportage and accompanied of numerous photos on engine rebuilders in Thailand and used tools machines.

Parco Intertrade

Parco Intertrade co. ltd is an important reality for supply of machineries for engine rebuilders in Thailand.

In fact, they are official distributors of some of European best known brands, such as Carmec, Comec and Peg.

Distribution center of Parco Intertrade co. Ltd is located in Bangkok, but can count on team of partners who are involved in assistance and repair of machineries for engine rebuilding in Thailand.

Trip through engine rebuilding in Thailand

Kamphaeng Phet

Next day on our arrival in Bangkok we move towards North and we make first stop in Kamphaeng Phet where we visit the most important repair shop of rebuilding of the city.

Repair shop is called Ket Mongkol and it’s managed by an energetic woman named Chonticha Naiket.

Within it we discover numerous machines, including an old Berco boring machine, a crankshaft grinding machine AMC-Schou and a head resurfacing machine Scledum RT7.

Inside there are also facilities of chinese manufacturing.

Crankshaft Grinding Machine AMC schou

Valve seat cutting machine Serdi 3.5

Inner view of engine rebuilder workshop Ket Mongkol

Crankshaft grinders and cylinder boring machines inside the engine repair shop

Cylinder head grinding machine Scledum RT 7 S3

Chinese boring machines inside the engine rebuilding workshop Ket Mongkol

Entrance of engine rebuilding workshop Ket-Mongkol

Engine rebuilder desmounting valves

Used Berco boring machine

Subsequently, we move to a small outdoor workshop that repairs modest sized engines, such as scooters and Tuc Tuc, distinctives 3-wheeled taxi spread in Southeast Asia.

Phitsanulok

Next day, we go to Phitsanulok to visit an important local repair shop of rebuilding, equipped with European and American facilities.

Inside there are also: crankshaft grinding machine berco Berco RTM 270 and AMC-Schou, a rare head resurfacing machine Vereco and legendary Sunnen VR6500 valve refacer.

Even some boring machines of chinese origin.

Entrance of engine rebuilding workshop in Phitsanulok

Inner view of engine rebuilding workshop in Phitsanulok

Crankshaft grinder AMC-Shou

Crankshaft grinding machine Berco RTM 270

Cylinder boring machine and engine head resurfacing machine Vereco

The mythical valve refacer Sunnen VR6500

Cylinder boring machine T7220C branded Parco Intertrade

Cylinder boring machine originally from China

Ended this meeting we return on way towards Sukhothai where next day other visits are waiting for us.

Sukhothai

In Sukhothai, we visit 3 rebuilders in their settlements.

So, in the moring, we enter in the first engines repair shop, equipped with numerous machineries for rebuilding.

Facilities available are a cylinder boring machine Berco AC 650 M slightly dated and also a cylinder block boring and milling machine AMC-Schou CM 1200V.

In addition, a head resurfacing machine Berco STC 361 and a valve guide and seat machine Sunnen VGS 20, as well as another AMC-Schou crankshaft grinding machine.

Entrance of the first engine rebuilding workshop in Sukhothai

Alesatrice cilindri Berco AC 650 M

Cylinder boring-resurfacing machine AMC-Schou CM 1200V

Cylinder head grinding machine Berco STC 361

AMC-Schou crankshaft grinding machine

Inner view of the firs engine rebuilding workshop in Sukhothai

Subsequently, wait for us, another beautiful repair shop equipped with Western machineries.

Inside, there’s another head resurfacing machine Berco STC 361, valve guide and seat machine Sunnen VGS 20, an historic Kwik Way valve grinder and also cylinder boring machine Beta model of Italian company, Robbi.

Then, cylinder boring machine C1200, crankshaft grinding machine K2000U and a line boring machine L 2500V, all strictly branded AMC-Schou.

Engine head resurfacing machine Berco STC 361 and two valve seat boring machine Sunnen VGS 20

Valve refacer Kwik Way

Crankshaft grinding machine AMC-Schou K2000U

AMC-Schou L2500V line boring machine

Altra vista della alesatrice cilindri verticale AMC-Schou C1200

Boring machine Beta by Robbi

Journey ends with third and last visit to Sukhothai, at another repair shop, also managed by a woman.

Also this is equipped with head resurfacing machine Berco STC 361, valve seat and guide machines Serdi 1.1, valve grinding machine AZ VGX.

Entrance of the third engine rebuilding workshop in Sukhothai

Valve refacer AZ VGX while in the background an engine head resurfacer Berco STC 361 and a Valve seat cutting machine Serdi 1.1

Cylinder boring machine Scledum AV 550A

Chiang Mai

Last travel day ends in city of Chiang Mai, where, owner of a rebuilding repair shop kindly hosted us at his workshop.

Place is equipped with head resurfacing machine Scledum RT 18Y and boring machine Scledum AV 750 and others machineries.

Surfacing machine Scledum RT 18Y

Boring machine Scledum AV 750

Vertical cylinder boring machine

Conclusions

This pleasant and fun experience has brought us to know reality of engine rebuilding in Thailand.

We have seen that despite spread of chinese facilities, willingness of operators is to buy western brands which, even though fallen today, in the past years, have been well-known in Thailand.

We were also very impressed by strength and expertise of Parco Intertrade, a company really started and well-known, in engine rebuilder sector in Thailand.

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