I have a 235 2nd that is a take out from my 261 swap. The reason I pulled it in the first place is that it burnt #5 piston from running too lean and with a sticking thermostat in the Salton Sea area that is below sea level. Anyhow, several quarts of oil later I got it home to north Washington State. The bores are reasonably good as are all but one piston and they're 0.020 over IIRC. The crank is good and I installed new bearings about 20K miles ago. I have a spare 828 head with good seats, stems and guides and two sets of valve rotators. If I can't find a single 0.020 piston it'll have to be bored and a new set of pistons installed. It's just sitting in the shop partly disassembled dripping oil and taking up space.
My question is the value of having a spare 235 truck engine and if it has any market value if I was to reassemble it with either a fresh bore and pistons or one new +0.020 piston and new rings. At some point either I'll have to sell it or my wife will. She's afraid I'll die and leave her to sell or, heaven forbid, scrap boxes of various truck and car parts, several old motorcycles and their boxes of parts -- not to mention the 1-ton pickup and camper. So the pressure is growing month by month. If the 235 was in one piece it would help.
Last edited by klhansen; 05/18/2025 9:12 PM. Reason: Fixed title
