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Posted by Marty [50.68.51.62] on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 17:57:09 :
In Reply to: Disappointing... posted by CSCameron [68.228.198.56] on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 15:32:16 :
Clark, it just depends what you plan to do with the truck. I've seen many, many engines that look like that where you can spend 20 hrs flushing, changing oil, re-coring radiators...carburetors, new points...voila! she runs!
Problem is she doesn't very often run for very long or very well, yet you've invested a considerable amount of time & money & have nothing.
If you're on tight budget...look for a running used engine for $200...I have one sitting here. If you have a bit more...pull your engine down, carefully measure everything & you might find that a gasket set, some bearings & a little block boiling & honing might get you on the road for $1000 or less.
You just will never know what you have unless you pull that engine completely apart...in my opinion anyway.
That's my $.02
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