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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 289 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 289 | I have the opportunity to buy this engine locally from a guy at work that just picked up a truck. It's a 235 that doesn't turn over. My 235 is fine and I would be buying this one mostly for the damper and road draft tube. My damper isn't stock so my fan is spaced out 1" and I have broken a fan pully before. I have a NOS pully on now and 2 spares. My draft tube just doesn't have the bracket to bolt it to the engine. Do stock dampers contain rubber that could be deteriorated? My other idea was to paint the tin and manifolds of this engine and put them on mine as done, but these would all need blasting. I could probably get it for $40 or less, but I don't really want the block taking up space either, so it would have to go soon. Thoughts?
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 | Yes Dampers have rubber that can be deterioraed and there are shops that rebuild them I'm sure somone here can give You a name .
For 40.00 bucks You can get alot of parts off it carb, vent tube, damper, ETC.......
Put the block and head on Bolt somone is always looking for "PARTS" Give away free for the cost of shipping
Pete | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | Eric,
Likely the parts you are interested in can be bought individually from Stovebolters here or on sights like EBay and some aftermarketers that sell used or NOS parts. Unless, you just want to play around with pulling apart the 235, I personally would pass on it. And yes,the damper deteriorates although there are rebuilders for them if you want to do that.
Drew
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | Well I'd advise that you at least look it over first and see what all is included. Generator, starter, carb, manifolds, an 848 head? Maybe it's really a 261?
I just looked at the pictures and if that is it then RUN don't walk to see the guy and pay him quick. There are guys who would eagerly give you the 40 bucks back just for the oil filter. Lots of other goodies too.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 64 | In the AMC hobby we call that reluctance to spend: "Rambler mentality". The days of the $5 road draft tube and the $10 aor cleaner, not to mention the $10 harmonic balancer are long gone. If you can use parts off of that engine and you have a place to store it, buy it. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | heck, the cast iron alone is worth at least $15 for scrap.
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 | For forty dollars,i wouldn't even think twice about it.That's a complete engine,buy it.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 | I paid $200 for an engine like that. I had it rebuilt and am driving it in my 55. Runs great and I am happy.
Dennis
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