Howdy folks,
Walking through the junkyard and spotted a complete but rusted 78 Granada. Came back the next day and found that the engine was not seized. Noticed that someone put a lot of effort into trying to getting it running some time ago. Clean oil, new fuel pump, clean antifreeze, new power steering fluid. New plugs, wires, cap and rotor. Valve cover bolts and gasket were new, new fuel filter, air filter. Had a jumper wire from the coil to the starter solenoid. 78 block with 77 head.
Decided to take a chance and pull the head. Cylinder walls were nice but the cylinder next to the water pump had a ridge in it. I pulled the motor and bought it that day. I took it apart and couldn't get the piston out that has the ridge in the sleeve. I've read where these 200 and 250 are know for that. I dropped it off to the machine shop for cleaning and magnaflux. They called and said that the block and head have no cracks. They said they could sleeve the cylinder which is great. I want to build this motor for my 65 as it has a 200 in it now that smokes like a freight train. There is a 77 maverick a few cars down from it that still has it's 250 motor and I can grab it's engine mounts. Any other things to have the block and head checked for?
Walking through the junkyard and spotted a complete but rusted 78 Granada. Came back the next day and found that the engine was not seized. Noticed that someone put a lot of effort into trying to getting it running some time ago. Clean oil, new fuel pump, clean antifreeze, new power steering fluid. New plugs, wires, cap and rotor. Valve cover bolts and gasket were new, new fuel filter, air filter. Had a jumper wire from the coil to the starter solenoid. 78 block with 77 head.
Decided to take a chance and pull the head. Cylinder walls were nice but the cylinder next to the water pump had a ridge in it. I pulled the motor and bought it that day. I took it apart and couldn't get the piston out that has the ridge in the sleeve. I've read where these 200 and 250 are know for that. I dropped it off to the machine shop for cleaning and magnaflux. They called and said that the block and head have no cracks. They said they could sleeve the cylinder which is great. I want to build this motor for my 65 as it has a 200 in it now that smokes like a freight train. There is a 77 maverick a few cars down from it that still has it's 250 motor and I can grab it's engine mounts. Any other things to have the block and head checked for?