What's my solution..

Gosh it's such a crap shoot man. I been told the same thing a dozen times. It has 60k on it, an old couple owned it, guy down the road took real good care of it blah blah. Then get it open and it looks like that. Sucks

Diesel fuel, various sized scrub brushes including a tooth brush and wire brush then rebuild it. You'll be set to go plus you'll know every minute of history on it.

That motor is savable. Just talk sweet to her when you build her and tell her you're gonna take good care of her and that she'll never have to experience that neglect again. Always worked for me. Lol

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I haven't canceled out rebuilding it, but I would like the opportunity to have a spare motor.

If I do go the rebuild route what are some good budget friendly things to have done during rebuild.
( exampe: shave heads,)

hjp you contact my son in law ricky childers at rci performance for parts and or he might have a motor or 2 he could sell you
rci performance toney al 256-929-4051 shop number

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Yeah I did contact them on Monday but I haven't heard anything back yet

I have seen several older short trip low mileage engines look like that. Quaker State and Pennzoil were mostly ran in the ones that I tore down that looked that way. The worst one that I ever tore down had sludge fully built up from the lifter galley to the bottom of the intake.

put it back together started with a high detergent oil like Rotella and ac filter what the low pressure is
If it offroad only your not going 2 put a 1000 mile n years
my2cent

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I'm thinking about it also found some engines from LKQ 500-700

Wow yeah that engine looks like it never had an oil change. Hope you're able to get in touch with the guy and get something resolved.
I bought my engine from a salvage yard. It came with the donor truck vin # and was a lower mileage engine supposedly. Still made me nervous tho to take someone's word on mileage. I felt better after I pulled the oil pan and looked at the rotating assembly.

tallnate said:

Wow yeah that engine looks like it never had an oil change. Hope you're able to get in touch with the guy and get something resolved.
I bought my engine from a salvage yard. It came with the donor truck vin # and was a lower mileage engine supposedly. Still made me nervous tho to take someone's word on mileage. I felt better after I pulled the oil pan and looked at the rotating assembly.

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Mine was a little dirtier than yours but still good at 140k. A friend of mine had a LQ4 with over 300k and I wouldn't have hesitated to put it in my buggy.

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Iv decided to throw some rings at is and give the motor a good cleaning and rock out!thanks for the input

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Well we started tearing into it

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after letting her soak over night in my home brew vat..

Guess he did keep his word on one thing it did have a comp cam 216/220 .560. Would this be considered a mild cam?

Is that a 4.8 or 6 liter?

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5.3

Wow, that homemade vat worked very well, throw a bottle hone at that sucker and go...L

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ontherun said:

Wow, that homemade vat worked very well, throw a bottle hone at that sucker and go...L

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Thanks, I'm throwing rings and bearings at it a hitting it!

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Hell yeah!! oughtta be good, and you know what you have inside it!!

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Well we made some progress...

Good for another 5 years.......L

Hell yea looks like a new one now