I am to soon rebuild my 289 but the block does not look too assuring,, when i pulled the freeze plugs out there was aprox. one quarts of rust dust in there, although the slleves apeared to be o.k.

i found this on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...=p4506.c0.m245

i know this is an excellent deal but i am not sure whether or not it is worth it to me....
should i buy this while i have the opportunity?.... or wait to tear down my motor and have the block tested, i will be buying all new internal so i am absolutley leaning towards buying this.

and one last thing, does anyone here have experience shipping an item like this
does the seller crate it up to ship and ups comes and picks it up? How much does this weight and what are the dimensions to calculate shipping

 

Well it does say the engine gets hot. My engine is .040 over and I wouldn't go more than that on any engines I would have. They have .060 over.

 

yeah... i failed to notice that in my excitement

anyone know where else i can find a block, remember i am on a very tight budget

 

why cant you just get your block cleaned?

 

i am afraid it is at risk of cracking

 

just get your block hot tanked


and as for boring engines, my 289 is .060 over, no issues yet

 

wow this is a very tough decision, too bad i cant get my engine torn down and block inspected before the auction is over

 

I JUST FINISHED MY 289 REBUILD. IT RUNS LIKE A RAPED APE. i DID HOEVER INSTALL A HUGE ALUMINLU RADIATOR $200 FROM SUMMIT.

 

Any good machine shop can do wonders on a block even sleeve it if needed.If your anywhere in the south theres a junkyard call pull a part you can get a whole v8 for like 150 bucks.

 

about how much does resleeving cost, that is worst case scenario but i dont want any troubles down the road...