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Originally Posted by whabamdo

I wasn't sure what I had, plus it was a good learning experience. I figure I will get more for it, if it's cleaned up and painted nice. Plus I just want to do it so I learn.

When you say cover everything in oil, you mean after soaking the whole motor in degreaser or what?

I am going to ask you a direct question.Sorry guy.When you say "it cleaned up and painted you might get more for it",that I hope doesn't mean that you would be trying to represent it as something it isn't??.Pretty sure if that is the case and you turned the tables where you where buying a short block,you wouldn't like it.Smart buyers bring mics with them and know how to use them.

The other question is did you remove the valve lifters??.Did you keep them in the same order they came out of the block??.If not,throw them out.Flat tappet lifters need to be put back in the block the same way they came out.

no, you are right. In fact, one of the reasons I took it apart was that I was told it was something that it was not when it came with the vehicle that I bought. I was pretty sure it didn't have that much power, so I took it apart to see to the best of my ability. I have put all the facts down the best I can. It runs great, I was just told that it had 400 ponies, and I was pretty sure it didn't, so I took it apart so I could look up the cam, etc. and find out for myself.
So I've listed out everything I've found to show anyone who will buy it. But just like buying a house and then putting crown molding on it.... I thought it would show better cleaned up and painted. It runs great, just looks like crap

Originally Posted by whabamdo

no, you are right. In fact, one of the reasons I took it apart was that I was told it was something that it was not when it came with the vehicle that I bought. I was pretty sure it didn't have that much power, so I took it apart to see to the best of my ability. I have put all the facts down the best I can. It runs great, I was just told that it had 400 ponies, and I was pretty sure it didn't, so I took it apart so I could look up the cam, etc. and find out for myself.
So I've listed out everything I've found to show anyone who will buy it. But just like buying a house and then putting crown molding on it.... I thought it would show better cleaned up and painted. It runs great, just looks like crap

Take the casting numbers off the back of it above the flywheel and post it here.We can help I.D. the engine.Look at the top of the pistons,many have a stamp on them and will help you know if it have been over bored.

As a side note yrs ago a engine went over the auction block at the Indy Drag Racers auction.It was really nice looking from the outside and was sold as a really high dollar engine with stock heads.All the heads ports was taped up as the intake was.When the buyer went to the impound area to pick it up.We where there and he took off the tape of one of the heads ports to see a rusty ports without any valves.The buyers face got really red and you could see his blood pressure going up.We got some tools out of our truck and helped him take it apart.He got a hold of the auctioneer and they put out copies of the sellers info with security which at that time we needed to provide pictured I.D.,a drivers license,to sell at the auction.Well it was a empty rusty block with a junk crank in it.Security couldn't spot the seller in still in the building.The auctioneer checked their records,which we know pretty well because we had been selling there for at the time 17yrs,to find the seller checked out shortly after selling the engine and was cut a check on the first day of the auction.They tried to stop payment on the check and we found out later the check was cashed at one of those check cashing places 1/2 hr after the check for the sale was cut.Much to the credit of the auctioneer they sent out a full refund to the buyer even through they didn't need to because you sign a release when you get a bid card.They told us it was because they wanted to maintain their rep.Now here is sweet justice that happened next.The auctioneer contacted the cops as if was a theft.With the license info they tracked down the seller.Told him he had 24hrs to refund the money or they would arrest and jail his cheating butt.Well the seller did in fact return the money and the auctioneer ban him for life for him to ever come back and sent out his info to all the auctions they knew of.

Hot rodders,I just think as apart of the history of it that is,should be honest god fearing people that stick together to make sure that is the case.Good to hear that is what your doing in this case.We surely will help you I.D. this so you could give a buyer all you know.Pictures do help too.