Thread: fe 352...WHAAAT?!? fo FREE?!?!

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hell no on the valve job. WAYYYYY too much.

Welcome to the forum and the dirty fingernail club. The guys have given you some great advice. $ 800 is waaaaaaaaaaay too high for a valve job. I know these particular Ford engines aren't the cheapest in the world to play with, but whoever gave you that price either is quoting you for some exotic work, or he saw you coming. Shop around for sure............or is that "fo shizzle?"

Yes, the sludge you saw inside is pretty common for a high milage, well used, neglected engine that saw infrequent oil changes and/or cheap oil. If you are going to do a PROPER rebuild it takes more than rings and bearings, it takes a complete machining to restore the bore and machined surfaces, oversized pistons, new cam and crank bearings, resizing the rods, etc. Is it worth it on a well worn 352..........not in my opinion.

I would do one of several things. I would shop around for a remanufactured long block assembly from a reputable rebuilder, or try to find a better, lower milage engine out of a wreck to get you through for a while. The second option might be a little tough as this series of engines hasn't been used in production cars for a while, I don't think.

Whatever you do, be careful because it would be very easy to get very upside down financially in this truck before too long. Sometimes free or cheap deals have a way of not ending up that way.

Don