Engine assemblies on GL

[Manstein]

Anybody had any luck with 465 engine assemblies on GL? I noticed a couple and they appear to either be cores from a engine swap or refurbished units??

Also, any preferrence on engine builder, i.e. White, Hercules etc...?

 

[rdixiemiller]

I got lucky and got one without a hole in the block. That said, I have not run it. There was a piece of paper on the can that said the engine was running when pulled from a wrecked truck. The pan is damaged where the front axle forward pinion flange spun against it, leading me to believe it was rolling with something way out of place.
The motor turns with a wrench, turbo was good, everything is there. That said, I think it is OK. It is a d series motor, made by White, dated 1989, no rebuild tag.
One of these days I'll start it up.

 

[marksgarage2]

Hey Robert, is that the motor my turbo came off of?

 

[ken]

I swappd a motor for a company in tyler about a year ago. They bought 4 engines that turned out to be really big paper weights. I strongly sudjest you look at the lot or get somebody to look for at it you. Also look for the condition code. A B C etc. I'd hate to spend that much on bad engines.

 

[rdixiemiller]

Hey Robert, is that the motor my turbo came off of?

That it is. Had a C turbo on a D motor. The motor and everything on it looked great!

 

[ida34]

I bought a 6.2 in the can and found the repair tag on it. It listed a stripped bolt hole as the reason for deadlining it. I still have yet to find what bolt they are talking about. $77 in the can and only an hour and a half from me.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Chuck, check the starter mounting holes. They are usually suspect but at that price, who cares. Not the most difficult fix.

 

[rdixiemiller]

Put in a Helicoil and you are on your way!

 

[ida34]

I am just keeping it in the box for a rainy day. If I decide to use or resell I will investigate further. The worst part is that a couple of months ago I was looking for a flexplate. The can had two good flexplates in the bottom. Now I also have an extra engine two transmissions and a tranfer case in my junkvee. I really need to start selling off this stuff. It is nice to have extras.