It looks like I have bad rings in cylinder 5 of the 300 currently in my pickup. I can always pull one from the junkyard and just replace it, but I have access to a 215 (and transmission) that's a runner for the right price. My question is not the wisdom of dropping an old motor in a newer model. It's the difficulty. I know it doesn't necessarily make as much sense as another 300, but it's available, affordable, and if I can pull it off it will give me time to hop up the 300 during rebuild and when I put it back leave me with a runner for my next project.
I've never dropped old into new before. Does anyone more familiar with the vintage engines have any pointers?
I've never dropped old into new before. Does anyone more familiar with the vintage engines have any pointers?