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| | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 85 | I rebuilt a 216 Chevy motor & installed new pistons/rings & solid lifters. I think the old pistons were 30 thousands oversize; the new ones were 40 thd's over. Are the old pistons & lifters worth selling or are they only good for the srap metal shop? I have the same question for the old low-pressure oil pump. Thanks. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 402 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 402 | Somebody can use it! They don't make them anymore,but being a 216 somebody that wants to put it in a truck that had a 216 in it would want it. Don't scrap it out!
http://s1055.photobucket.com/user/baldybenny/library/ 1936 1.5 wrecker,1937 gmc coe,1939 Chevrolet coe,1942 4x4 coe, 1942 coe,1946 dump,1947 2 ton dump,another 1947 2 ton dump,1950 coe,1967 c30,1937 cat 22,1936 Chevrolet 5 window foremans coupe, 1914 ford speedster.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,868 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,868 | Unless the lifters are badly damaged or rust-pitted, the bottoms of them can be reground and reused. There's supposed to be a slight radius, not a flat bottom or a cup shape. Pistons- - - -also reusable if they're not cracked or the ring grooves aren't worn. There are lots of used parts for sale on Ebay- - -it might be worth a try, or list them here at the "swap meet" forum.
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 | Somebody can use it! They don't make them anymore,but being a 216 somebody that wants to put it in a truck that had a 216 in it would want it. Don't scrap it out! He's just talking about the piston rings and lifters. Your post seems like it's referring to the entire engine. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 402 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 402 | O , I see now! Me bad, LOL..... Do as Jerry said.
http://s1055.photobucket.com/user/baldybenny/library/ 1936 1.5 wrecker,1937 gmc coe,1939 Chevrolet coe,1942 4x4 coe, 1942 coe,1946 dump,1947 2 ton dump,another 1947 2 ton dump,1950 coe,1967 c30,1937 cat 22,1936 Chevrolet 5 window foremans coupe, 1914 ford speedster.
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