Hi All,
What's the "shelf life" on a rebuilt 200 block? I have one I'm about to buy - it was rebuilt completely but as never installed. Complete rebuild: honed, bored, cam, etc, etc. It's been sitting in a garage for a few years, everything was lubed and prepped for assembly. Other than putting some oil on the cylinders before I try to manually crank it, am I taking a huge risk purchasing this? Price is right, but at the same time I don't want to throw money away. It's drastically more economical if things work out to go about it this way rather than having my current block rebuilt. Thoughts?
What's the "shelf life" on a rebuilt 200 block? I have one I'm about to buy - it was rebuilt completely but as never installed. Complete rebuild: honed, bored, cam, etc, etc. It's been sitting in a garage for a few years, everything was lubed and prepped for assembly. Other than putting some oil on the cylinders before I try to manually crank it, am I taking a huge risk purchasing this? Price is right, but at the same time I don't want to throw money away. It's drastically more economical if things work out to go about it this way rather than having my current block rebuilt. Thoughts?