Posted by Marty [24.86.3.25] on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 21:57:24 :
In Reply to: Re: may need to reolace the engine posted by scott 56 [24.130.235.145] on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 19:11:36 :
If you're going to the expense of a rebuild, line boring is cheap insurance. My thought is that if your rebuilder doesn't insist on line boring after spinning 2 bearings then you should take the engine to a better machinist.
On the used engine....unless it's under $500 & you can hear it run, I'd bank on at least pulling the head & pan & doing a little measuring.
There's just so many 230 & 251's around that run but are in need of full rebuilding that I'd be hesitant unless the guy has a bill for work done or it's cheap enough to buy as a core & consider it a gamble.
That's my $.02
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