The answer to your question has a lot of variables. If you were able to claim $500 in its current condition I would probably take the money and run. If you looked at the value as a sum of the parts then it could be worth ~2k assuming the parts were in average or better condition. A single injector can be worth $100. HP fuel pump =$250. Water pump =$100. Transmission could fetch as much as $1k or more. If the head is good then you're looking at probably $500. Add that all up and we're all driving $100k cars!
If you just want it gone then take what you can get. If you want max value then fix it yourself and sell for between $3k and 5k. If you don't want to fix anything but still capture the value of the parts then start breaking it down and selling the individual parts. Me? I'd probably take it on as a winter project and continue to use the engine... But I don't do a good job placing value on my time. Which means I waste a lot of it. Then again, even if you don't get it working you'll probably learn a lot along the way and you could even make it a team project so she could learn too. Of course if you leave it to her then she gets to decide the value of each option. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 12:20 Doug Mountjoy <svrebeccal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > My girlfriend is looking at a 1GM engine for her $boat. The engine has > zero compression. I pulled the head and found minor rust on the cylinder > wall, valves go up and down. My question is what is the engine worth as a > good rebuildable core? I can do the overhaul but I have no clue on what it > is worth in it's condition. We have searched Flea bay to no avail. Her > current engine I had to rebuild the water jackets with JB Weld. It runs but > I don't trust it for her. > Thanks in advance. > Doug > > -- > Douglas Mountjoy > 253-208-1412 > Port Orchard YC, WA > Rebecca Leah > C&C LandFall 39 > Don't forget to trim your messages.
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