I found a engine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The lady says it new with zero miles and has never been run. Its fully dressed ready to be swapped in. It also has a 5 speed attached to it. How can i tell its new? My boreoscope is broke. Only thing i can think of is pull a plug and see if they have been fired. Or if its a new engine the oil should be super clean. for 450 it sound too good.

get the oilpan of , open the oilpump you can see if the pump was turning .

or you take a look into a mainbearing or connecting rod cap.

Does it look new? What engine? It would be easy for me to be satisfied that it was new. Look at the plugs. Good luck!

Vinny

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Nobody swoop it please . im going to take a look today

Looks pretty dirty for new... and I think I see rust at the bottom... Shouldn't there be a VIN number on it? Might be worth getting a carfax on it if you can

I'm on my way to get it! Just joking. Take some tools.

You could pull one of the head's and see if it still has its crosshatch.

im going to see it in a hour or so. It does look rather dirty, but im going to try to find the charger for the boreoscope.

Pull an exhaust manifold, or EGR, should be easy to tell if it has been fired.

Mike

quote Originally posted by 87antuzzi: im going to see it in a hour or so. It does look rather dirty, but im going to try to find the charger for the boreoscope.

please dont blow this one up. hell i havent even blown up a fiero engine yet *knocks on wood*

Warranty tags may be a sign of a newly rebuilt engine...

I just looked at it. It is dirty but it does show it is new. The thermo housing has no rust/corrosion along with all the other cooling pipes. I also looked in the oil fill hole with a flash light and everything in there looked great also. Then i sniffed inside the head (lol) and i could not smell any oil. Im haggling with the price right now and am going back tonight to remove some stuff.

Just look at it if you cant tell within 20 meters of it you will need to get some glasses.

Yeah but he's in America. We don't deal in meters here so he needs more information. lol

quote Originally posted by 87antuzzi: I just looked at it. It is dirty but it does show it is new. The thermo housing has no rust/corrosion along with all the other cooling pipes. I also looked in the oil fill hole with a flash light and everything in there looked great also. Then i sniffed inside the head (lol) and i could not smell any oil. Im haggling with the price right now and am going back tonight to remove some stuff.

Why haggle on the price? If it's new it's a steal. If it's not, then you're dealing with a liar and walk away.

make sure you can turn the engine over easily, hopefully the rings are still ok after sitting for 25 years.

yeah i saw that post this morning
looks more like i have the engine
but no car to tell you the miles on it

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