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| | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,727 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,727 | Mike -- Have you talked to Chris Sweet about your search yet?
Frankly, I doubt you will find a good running engine you can plug and play. I learned the hard way that any unknown engine, running or not, needs to be considered a "Rebuildable Core." Yes, you might find one that runs okay. You may even get to see and hear it run. It won't even smoke. But it's only a matter of time (weeks/months) and you will be pulling it to rebuild anyway. So why play Stovebolt Roulette and end up paying good money for a "running engine" and then pay big money (and time) rebuilding it anyway?
A running, unrebuilt Stovebolt Six is an engine with a minimum of 6 decades under its belt. Who knows what's about to go belly up inside it? And who knows where that would happen. Sure would stink to have it happen on route 3 in front of the mall .... Its a much better candidate for a rebuild than it is for a drop in replacement.
Just sayin'
John
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~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | |
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