Re: 400 motor - scrap it?
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Re: 400 motor - scrap it?




Gary,

The first 318 Poly that I turned into a 402" Stroker motor was given to me for "free," in the worst of condition. It looked like it was dregded out of a swamp as every piston was lodged/cemented in the bores and each piston top had a rusted hole the size of a silver dollar. I had to use a 2x4 and an 8lb. sledge hammer to dislodge the pistons.

Needless to say, this became the genesis for the "Rodney Dangerfield" article I wrote on the Poly motor.

If it were mine, I would tank/clean/mag and if it is not cracked, make a killer engine out of it.

Gary Pavlovich
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Schanz Jr" <dcs426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: 400 motor - scrap it?



This is the question I always ask myself when junking something like that. Do they still make these? Answer yes, junk it, answer no, put it somewhere. Any real engine is getting harder and harder to find, and the "junk chinese" aftermarket parts dont make the repop or new forged items any better. Keep it. Take it apart and put the block, crank, rods somewhere and junk the rest.

Donnie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 5:02 PM
Subject: 400 motor - scrap it?



http://www.picupine.com/3263346x shows some pictures of a 1976 400
motor. Nature has taken a toil, though. Any opinions as to if it should
head to the local "we buy steel at 90 cents a pound" establishment?

Thanks,
Gary H.


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