I agree with Don about rebuilding your own. I had mine rebuilt in
1996. 55 Plymouth 6 Cylinder. It cost me $1487.47. It was done by a
professional who loves Mopars. I didn't have to think ywice about who
was going to do it and didn't even think to look for another engine. I
don't know if the cost was high according to others, but I know what I
have now and it is a gooood running machine. I also painted the engine
and manifolds with POR-15 Silver 1400 degree paint and it still looks
great.
My own 2 cents
Jack Johnson 55 Plymouth Belvedere 2 dr cl cp
don dulmage wrote:
>
> 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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