Here's my sad tale...
91 GMC pickup with new HT383 engine & Edelbrock MFI catches fire (probably trans fluid leak on exh). The truck is gutted by fire. The hood was down the whole time. All non-netal parts are gone. Engine paint (block & valve covers) looks OK, no blistering or peeling.My question is: what are the chances that the engine, trans & xfer case can be salvaged? What condition can I expect the various parts to be in? How can I tell before I try to buy 'em back from the insurance co?
I figure if there a 50% chance or better that most of the parts are OK, I'll buy the power train back, tear it down for inspection and go from there.
Or am I better off just taking the loss and moving on?
Thanks,
-- cb