Puzzling junkyard engine

Think about it. Junkyards hear a tow truck or rollback pulling into their yard. They look out their window or possibly actually get out of the office and look at the vehicle. He takes the title from the driver and gives the driver the prescribed amount of money, then goes into the office. He or a book keeper enters the title information into their log book. The vehicle is placed somewhere in the yard until the title clears and then the vehicle goes into the system.

Where does the junkyard get information like you're speaking of? Where does he know when, where, how the vehicle got into the shape that it enters the junkyard?

In my part of the world, they don't! I go to 2 yards regularly, and neither will tell me anything about any engine, transmission, or for that matter a fender. I pull what I want, go to the office and tell them what I have and I pay their price.

Maybe it's different where you live, but my yards know nothing about when or if an engine had been replaced, rebuilt or dropped a cylinder.

Just one man's opinion! Jim Smith

So any advice on how to check this engine out. I peeked in the oil fill hole in the valve cover, and it looks nice and clean, slight varnish but no sludge at all.

My plan is to pull the intake and heads to see what the chambers look like, I'm predicting lots of carbon. Then check the bores to see how much wear there is. If they don't look too bad, I just reseal the whole engine, and drop it in.

yard. They look out their window or possibly actually

driver and gives the driver the prescribed amount of

information into their log book. The vehicle is placed

know when, where, how the vehicle got into the

will tell me anything about any engine, transmission,

them what I have and I pay their price.

if an engine had been replaced, rebuilt or dropped a

So any advice on how to check this engine out? I peeked in the oil fill hole in the valve cover, and it looks nice and clean, slight varnish but no sludge at all.

My plan is to pull the intake and heads to see what the chambers look like, I'm predicting lots of carbon. Then check the bores to see how much wear there is. If they don't look too bad, I just reseal the whole engine, and drop it in.

yard. They look out their window or possibly actually

driver and gives the driver the prescribed amount of

information into their log book. The vehicle is placed

know when, where, how the vehicle got into the

will tell me anything about any engine, transmission,

them what I have and I pay their price.

if an engine had been replaced, rebuilt or dropped a

Do a compression check and then a leakdown test before you do anything else. Make sure you pull all the plugs on each head before you do these tests. Drop the oil pan and look at that too.

Jim Smith

"" wrote: > Think about it. Junkyards hear a tow truck or rollback > pulling into > their yard. They look out their window or possibly actually > get out > of the office and look at the vehicle. He takes the title > from the > driver and gives the driver the prescribed amount of money, > then > goes into the office. He or a book keeper enters the title > information into their log book. The vehicle is placed > somewhere in > the yard until the title clears and then the vehicle goes into > the > system. > > Where does the junkyard get information like you're speaking > of? > Where does he know when, where, how the vehicle got into the > shape > that it enters the junkyard? > > In my part of the world, they don't! I go to 2 yards > regularly, and > neither will tell me anything about any engine, transmission, > or for > that matter a fender. I pull what I want, go to the office > and tell > them what I have and I pay their price. > > Maybe it's different where you live, but my yards know nothing > about > when or if an engine had been replaced, rebuilt or dropped a > cylinder. > > Just one man's opinion! > Jim Smith > > > > "Glen" wrote in > message > news: snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com... > > Hi, > >

About the only way you can be resonably sure about the mileage on a engine is if it is still in the vehical and you can read the odometer, otherwise it is a bit of a crap shoot. My advise is if in doubt about the mileage on or condition of a engine, do not get it.

NEVER EVER buy an engine from a junk yard,reseal it and put it in. Have the block work done! It might be a little spendy,but it will save you money in the long run. If you don`t wanna do that,buy a create motor.

NEVER EVER have I had a problem with a junkyard motor.

Eightupman