And yes even if cranks different pressures you would be surprised what a valve job will do for these older motors. Lee Prosser WA
----- Original Message ----- From: vwnate1 To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:53 AM Subject: *Possible SPAM* [old-chevy-truck] Re: Used 235 Block My best , 100 % advice ? go buy a complete running takeout 235 engine , take a battery and a compression tester along before you pay , don't buy any engine that has under 125 # compression nor one that has more than a 20 # variance between cylinders and just clean and re-paint it , then slip it into your truck , drive it another 50 years or so and let the next owner worry about re-building the engine then . If you really -must- rebuild the engine for peace of mind , rebuild an engine with good compression and it'll be fine if wa$ted money in my Yankee Farmer's view . -Nate Jonas wrote: > > Thanks for the vivid picture of the re-bored cylinder(s) failing! > > I have found several blocks and a whole engine or two, just not sure > how to evaluate them. It wold be nice not to inherit the same > problems again --or new ones. I will ask the machine shop about the > measurements. > > I am backing off from the 261 idea because I am neither rich nor > dedicated and everyone tells me what a fine engine the 235 is. > > Thanks so much for this advice. ===jt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
