Posted by Paul on October 14, 1999 at 08:12:12:
In Reply to: 1940s 230 cu in vs 1955 230 posted by Walt on October 13, 1999 at 16:51:17:
I would think that you could rebuild a motor yourself at a good machine shp for that amount of money. My concern with this engine that you are looking at is was it run after being rebuilt? How long or how many miles? If it wasn't run, how do you know the internal surfaces haven't got rust on them? This can ruin a rebuilt engine in no time. I've gotten rebuilt engines that had been rebuilt some time ago and when they were started, they smoked like a freight train and never quit. I have one now, it runs strong but looks like it's spraying for mosquitos.