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helobravo, are you going another direction on your truck? After all that work that you have done on the Detroit to get the engine useful for your purpose you have decided?

So let me understand? You went and replaced parts and have the engine in running condition. And now you are asking how much can I sell engine for? Why aren't you going to use the engine in your truck after the work you done? I would after the work you have done. Why not? Are you going to sell...

Good idea and easy enough to do.

Did you check rings with oil to see if they are sealing while heads were off? Did you tear heads down and at least lap the valves? Were the pistons at top of bore at top dead center? Advice or help can only be givin, then reason has to be a self decision.

Also remember to use NEW head bolts as after being yielded once, stretched bolts will have a different torque to get an as before result. And may fail in doing so.

Most of the heads that I have looked at are cracked between the valves. True that a micro crack when cold will be harder to see, remove the valves and check for visible cracks, discoloration. Water leaking into the cylinder from a cracked head will have the carbon removed from area of the crack...