The Ford Barn

davehc · 11-10-2018, 11:14 AM

Thought someone might be able to use this , I have no connection to it . This is in the Detroit area .
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/p...736492679.html

Tom Wesenberg · 11-10-2018, 08:41 PM

Did you notice the fan blade is installed backwards?

desotoguy · 11-11-2018, 08:43 AM

Rebuilt? Block dosen't apear to have been cleaned. Ragged fan belt. Attention to detail from the rebuilder.

davehc · 11-11-2018, 08:47 AM

The main thing I noticed was the downdraft carb setup .

DHZIEMAN · 11-11-2018, 08:48 AM

Prospective buyer needs to hear it run before forking out the green!

burner31 · 11-11-2018, 09:53 AM

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$1700 is a good price for a stated "rebuilt engine", but I would insist on pulling the head and pan to put eyeballs on the guts of the matter.
Rusts leaks from the head demand it.

WHN · 11-11-2018, 10:05 AM

There was a song by The Left Bank in the 60’s.

“Just Walk Away Renee”.

37 Coupe · 11-11-2018, 12:21 PM

I would like to have money back from two or three engines I have bought over the years that were"rebuilt". This one doesn't even have a nice paint job to fool me.

holdover · 11-11-2018, 11:05 PM

this could be a gem, or a buyer beware. The older I get the more these deals are a buyer beware. The price is not cheap, the money might be better invested in a new rebuilt with a guarantee.

cars2cool · 11-12-2018, 08:02 PM

Is the accelerator linkage bass ackwards?

eagle · 11-12-2018, 09:12 PM

An engine of ANY kind, unless brand new, is a pig in a poke to some extent. You have to check it out as well as you can, then offer what you feel its worth to you. Bearing in mind that you are taking some risk. Price accordingly.

ryanheacox · 11-13-2018, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cars2cool

Is the accelerator linkage bass ackwards?

Yes... yes it is

Purdy Swoft · 11-14-2018, 12:13 PM

From the looks of the carburetor setup , I doubt seriously that it would even run !!!

mike657894 · 11-14-2018, 01:03 PM

I would be concerned with their fear of getting an engine cold. on the topic of how people store engines. I just bought a 65 mustang it had a 351 in it that is locked but probably wouldn't be if they oiled the cylinders. I wasn't planning on using it but it probably would have been good for someone else if they had just oiled the cylinders.

Brian in Wheeling · 11-14-2018, 07:23 PM

Unless you have done it yourself, or have seen it done, or have a competent person who rebuilds these...think babbit, clearances, etc. It is a gamble. Could be a good one or not so much. How lucky do you feel?
Brian W.

11-10-2018, 11:14 AM	#1
davehc Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Adrian , Mich. Posts: 386	Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine Thought someone might be able to use this , I have no connection to it . This is in the Detroit area . https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/p...736492679.html Last edited by davehc; 11-10-2018 at 11:21 AM. Reason: Location

11-10-2018, 08:41 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine Did you notice the fan blade is installed backwards?

11-11-2018, 08:43 AM	#3
desotoguy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Greenwood SC Posts: 294	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine Rebuilt? Block dosen't apear to have been cleaned. Ragged fan belt. Attention to detail from the rebuilder.

11-11-2018, 08:47 AM	#4
davehc Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Adrian , Mich. Posts: 386	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine The main thing I noticed was the downdraft carb setup .

11-11-2018, 08:48 AM	#5
DHZIEMAN Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Sunrise Beach, Mo Posts: 439	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine Prospective buyer needs to hear it run before forking out the green!

11-11-2018, 09:53 AM	#6
burner31 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Shawnee, Ok Posts: 3,471	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) $1700 is a good price for a stated "rebuilt engine", but I would insist on pulling the head and pan to put eyeballs on the guts of the matter. Rusts leaks from the head demand it. __________________ Keith Shawnee OK '31 SW 160-B

11-11-2018, 10:05 AM	#7
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,820	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine There was a song by The Left Bank in the 60’s. “Just Walk Away Renee”.

11-11-2018, 12:21 PM	#8
37 Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,835	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine I would like to have money back from two or three engines I have bought over the years that were"rebuilt". This one doesn't even have a nice paint job to fool me. __________________ "Never complain,never explain"... Henry Ford II

11-11-2018, 11:05 PM	#9
holdover Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SW Virginia near the Blue ridge Parkway Posts: 674	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine this could be a gem, or a buyer beware. The older I get the more these deals are a buyer beware. The price is not cheap, the money might be better invested in a new rebuilt with a guarantee.

11-12-2018, 08:02 PM	#10
cars2cool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sioux City Iowa Posts: 196	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine Is the accelerator linkage bass ackwards?

11-12-2018, 09:12 PM	#11
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,025	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine An engine of ANY kind, unless brand new, is a pig in a poke to some extent. You have to check it out as well as you can, then offer what you feel its worth to you. Bearing in mind that you are taking some risk. Price accordingly. __________________ "There are some that can destroy an anvil with a teaspoon and shouldn't be allowed to touch anything resembling a tool."

11-14-2018, 12:13 PM	#13
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine From the looks of the carburetor setup , I doubt seriously that it would even run !!!

11-14-2018, 01:03 PM	#14
mike657894 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 1,050	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine I would be concerned with their fear of getting an engine cold. on the topic of how people store engines. I just bought a 65 mustang it had a 351 in it that is locked but probably wouldn't be if they oiled the cylinders. I wasn't planning on using it but it probably would have been good for someone else if they had just oiled the cylinders.

11-14-2018, 07:23 PM	#15
Brian in Wheeling Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wheeling, WV - U.S.A. Posts: 241	Re: Craigslist / Rebuilt Engine Unless you have done it yourself, or have seen it done, or have a competent person who rebuilds these...think babbit, clearances, etc. It is a gamble. Could be a good one or not so much. How lucky do you feel? Brian W.