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#82730 09/09/2007 5:53 PM | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 610 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 610 | about a month ago i bought a 52 3/4 ton 5 window w/ a 54 235 freshly rebuilt already sitting in it. i got it from my boss and along with it came a 216 that came out of his 53 truck. he told me the motor ran great, no knocks, not sure about the miles but i will find out.
to get to the purpose of this post, i have the engine sitting in my garage, all cleaned up but is it worth keeping and trying to find a new home for. is there much of a want for these engines anymore, knowing that most go for the 235 because of full pressure oiling. | | |
#82731 09/09/2007 7:21 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | For someone who wants to do an original restoration, that running shape 216 would probably be pretty much in demand. Just be sure not to let it deteriorate in storage. Here's a sneaky trick- - - -drain as much oil as possible from the crankcase, and fabricate some sort of cradle so it can be stored upside down. The residual oil will pool around the pistons, rings, valves, etc., and prevent them from rusting and/or sticking the rings and valve guides. Removing the intake/exhaust assembly and bolting a piece of wood over the ports will help, too.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
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#82732 09/09/2007 9:30 PM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I see used 216s all the time on eBay. Running or not they can't give them away. I saw one sell for $500 but it had been fully rebuilt & not started yet. With a rebuild costing $2500 or more that's not a good way to make money. I've got a 40 216 that I've been trying to give away. It came with my 38 as a spare. If I'd known how little demand there is I'd have told him to keep it.
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#82733 09/10/2007 8:02 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | Tiny, I'm interesterd in the 216 whatcha want for it? Where is it located?. | | |
#82734 09/11/2007 12:08 AM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | It's in my pole barn behind the house. I also have the rear end. They came out of a sedan I believe. You can have the whole schmear for a song if ya think you can use them. PM or e-mail me iffen you want-em.
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet.
The three main causes of blindness: Cataracts, Politics, Religion.
Name your dog Naked so you can walk Naked in the park.
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#82735 09/12/2007 4:21 AM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | Tiny where are you located?
Hey Builder you comming to Springtown any time soon?
Anyone comming from up north that could stop by Tiny's and bring that 216 to the Ft Worth area? | | |
#82736 09/12/2007 4:15 PM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I'm about 50 miles S of Wichita. You might need to post your hauling request in the Hauling Board forum.
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet.
The three main causes of blindness: Cataracts, Politics, Religion.
Name your dog Naked so you can walk Naked in the park.
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