hi everyone, i have an early 1954 chevy 235 that came out of my 1953 chevy 3900 flatbed. it has been rebuilt. i replaced every gasket and did the valves and cleaned everything, i was ready to start it, but it wouldn't turn properly, i tore it down again and learned the crankshaft was scratched. (so i put it back together in plans of keeping it for years and one day fixing that) so instead of buying a new crank, i just put in a 350small block that already ran fine. Does anybody know how much i could sell this for? i know there are people out there that want to get their hands on this block. thanks in advance -kale
... can you handle the truth? Not much , especially considering it needs to be "properly" rebuilt , just turning the crank doesn't cut it. What caused the scratch?
yep, it was rebuilt once before me. the truck had pretty low mileage, about 60k & when in was rebuilding it, I instaled one of the rods wrong and scratched the crankshaft, so it wouldnt turn properly. & i diddent want to bother fixing it so i went with a 350 i had that ran fine. i dont know the story of the engine before my truck tho
honestly watch s**** values and go from there. I just rebuilt a '68 250 just to learn its has only 100psi of compression in all cylinders. I'm in the same boat. There are far too many good running 6s to make a non running one worth much.
I buy them all the time for under $200. Mild rebuilt motors and good runners usually $150-$200 TOPS! Parts motors all the way up to decent runners under $150 depending on condition. For what you are describing... $100 maximum. It will need a proper full rebuild because you will never know what else is wrong. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Like has already been mentioned, don't expect to get much out of these engines. On the Stovebolt forum, there are literally 3-4 engines a month on there that people give away for free in good running condition. So how can you put a price on something like this that doesn't run and has problems....
alright sad but true, i think i might just hold onto it, mabey get it running someday & put it in a 40s truck, I'm only 17 i got time... thanks everybody for your input
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