I was given a 200 cid I6 engine - yay for me! The block is a D8, and the head is E0. I looked it over and the engine was in the process of being rebuilt. It has a .030 overbore and looking down the spark plug openings, it's clear the new Sealed Power pistons have never been fired. I pulled the oil pan and saw that the previous owner had installed a new rod bearing set (.010 undersized). The cam still has globs of assembly grease sitting on the lobes. The pictures show just how I received it. It doesn't have any pushrods, or the rocker assembly and valve cover.
Some of you may remember that I just reinstalled my '74 200 cid I6 back into my Bronco. During that removal I replaced the rod bearings, timing chain, water pump, and a few other things. I haven't worked on the top end other than to replace a head gasket. The rig doesn't burn any oil and it has 110,00 original miles on it.
My question is what would you do with the "extra" engine? Would you finish rebuilding it and keep it as a spare? Would you finish it and sell it? Sell it as it sits? Or other possibilities that I haven't thought of? Prior to receiving this engine, I had always assumed I would just rebuild my '74 200 whenever the time came. My Bronco is pretty much all original so I would think having the original engine would be a plus if I ever sold it.
This is indeed a good conundrum to have.
Some of you may remember that I just reinstalled my '74 200 cid I6 back into my Bronco. During that removal I replaced the rod bearings, timing chain, water pump, and a few other things. I haven't worked on the top end other than to replace a head gasket. The rig doesn't burn any oil and it has 110,00 original miles on it.
My question is what would you do with the "extra" engine? Would you finish rebuilding it and keep it as a spare? Would you finish it and sell it? Sell it as it sits? Or other possibilities that I haven't thought of? Prior to receiving this engine, I had always assumed I would just rebuild my '74 200 whenever the time came. My Bronco is pretty much all original so I would think having the original engine would be a plus if I ever sold it.
This is indeed a good conundrum to have.