Originally Posted by Charlie
In other words: absolutely fucking worthless. Buy me if you want a 3g themed paperweight.
In other words: absolutely fucking worthless. Buy me if you want a 3g themed paperweight.
for 25 bucks someone might want to grab that for parts, you couldn't get it that cheap at the yard, might have a good head, crank, etc.
If someone is willing to pay money for someones random pile of engine parts, then congrats to the guy selling them. By thew sounds of it the OP is not looking to play engine builder, but is looking to swap in a running engine.
I say go for it. You'll learn lots and have fun with your dad. Don't feel bad that the car needs an engine. I bought my '82 Accord out of someone's back yard. The crankshaft was in the trunk. I rebuilt the engine not knowing what I'd end up with. It ended up being a wonderful car. You should always expect some kinds of problems when you buy a used car. Remember that nothing is insurmountable. Just read up carefully, plan your repair and fix it.
My last word of advice is this. You should always rebuild your own stuff if you can at all manage it. I bought a warrantied, tested, used engine from some outfit in N. Cal. I put it in and found out that it wouldn't hold oil pressure. I had already sunk a fantastic amount of money into it, changing all the seals, gaskets, fluids, wires, hoses, etc. I had also spent several vacation days pulling the old engine and installing the new one. I could have pulled it back out, returned it, got another engine, spent another fortune on seals and gaskets and fluids and my time. Instead, I pulled it and rebuilt it myself. Now the engine is solid. My point is that swapping in a used engine is only slightly less expensive than rebuilding one yourself, but the downside risk is enormous. If I were in your shoes, I would scour the local junkyards for a decent block. These engines are incredibly tough, so finding one shouldn't be very hard. You can probably get it for $75 if you hit the yard on one of their half-off days. Work with a good machine shop in your town and rebuild it yourself. That's what I would do.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
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i was just saying for 25 bucks someone here should grab it, it's probably got enough useable parts to make it worth 25 bucks for sure
The effort of a $25 engine and probably $100 (give or take) in needed parts is a lot better than $350 for an engine and $500+ for installation.
Im not sure how you are figuring an engine in pieces only needs 100 dollars in work, but hey, if you're that delusional have fun with it.
Once I buy the engine I wont need any of the belts. The previous owners dad replaced the timing belt, alternator, radiator, and water pump. From what I have read on here the 86-89 alternators were junk from the start. Should I go ahead and replace it with a 90-93 alternator?
the alternators aren't junk at all, they are actually excellent, the reason people replace them is they need more amperage then the stock unit can provide, as far as that 25 dolllar engine, i wasn't suggesting anyone rebuild it, but it's a good deal for extra parts, it might even have a good block and head, i sure wouldn't pass it up to have some extra stuff
yeah please dont buy a motor that is not assembled...a local machine shop was charging me 350 just to put my motor back together...you can do the work your self and it also helps to have a 2nd set of hands
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
yea if a motor has been dismantled and the parts mixed up, things won't go back together correctly, I know someone who did this, and threw all the bearings caps and the valve train parts together in a box, including the cam caps, whoops, still might be some good parts in that one for 25 though, if the crank is there and the main caps were marked, it might be a good base for a future project
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