No, you should rebuid your own!
1 Because your going back 13 years in technology which is rarely a good
idea
2 Because your not sure the engine will fit
3 Because you have no idea if of that engines history such as if it had
an inherant overheating problem or was prone to blowing head gaskets or
hard on main bearings etc while you know excactly whats wrong with yours
4 You don't know who rebuilt it. Even among licensed mechanics less than
50% can rebuild an engine completely with any success. It requires a
special talent that frankly not everyone has.
5 You don't know when it was rebuilt for sure. It could be fresh or it
could be an old worn out rebuilt engine. Who knows?
In some 30 odd years in the engine business I have as near as I can
remember only seen abut one of these type of deals work out. The rest
have been absolute disasters and that is why I say always rebuild your
old motor if in anyway possible. You know what your trying to correct,
You know its history and you will know for sure when it was rebuilt ,
with what parts and by whom amd that's the truthhhhhhhhhh!
DOn DulmaGE
Dan Morton wrote:
>
> I have a '55 Plymouth Savoy, with a questionable flathead. This weekend, I
> will be visiting a shop where there is a flathead for sale. The owner says
> this about it (it is not his shop):
> -----
> The engine was supposed to come out of a 42 dodge
> car. From what I have read, that makes it a 230 ci
> motor, but I am not sure. I wrote down the numbers on
> the head, but didn't write down the serial number.
> Here is what was on the head: 9-23, but I am not sure
> about the 9. and near the back part of the block, is
> the number 8700 66-1.
> -----
> How he came by the motor, I do not know, but at this point he cannot use it.
> The motor was ostensibly rebuilt using NOS parts, but never having been
> dropped in a car, it was never run. I do not know how long ago it was
> rebuilt. He is selling it for $300; many of the visible parts on the motor
> would be useful to me (e.g., the exhaust manifold, the brake on the tranny,
> the carb, etc.). So, here are my questions:
>
> 1) What is the likelihood that a '42 Dodge flathead would fit in a '55
> Plymouth? What would need to be changed, if anything (e.g., motor mounts)?
>
> 2) If I buy this engine -- and for that price, I think I should, if only
> for parts -- how should I proceed, under the assumption that it would be a
> good idea to use it instead of stripping it?
>
> adTHANKSvance
> Dan
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