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Originally Posted by ICE BOY
I think that's Brianriatta's old car. From what I remember, it either blew a few exhaust valves or a timing belt, sat for a while, then his buddy bought it and fixed the top end. I guess the bottom end is toast now. AFAIK, any OBD2, B18B shortblock will work but will yield slightly lower compression. Still a pretty good deal if the rest of the car is in good shape.
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what is the best way to check if the bottom end can still be rebuilt? i remember back in the day someone buying a dead motor advertised as needing this kind of work and when he got it apart he found that the rings on one of the pistons had cracked and bits of it were in the oil pan with a badly scored cylinder wall. needless to say it could not be saved short of sleeving it but it was too expensive for what he was already in for it $$$...
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