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[huntnducks]

my 76 cj5 had a bad " go go gadget smoke screen , so i pulled the motor to replace bearings , rings and have head rebuilt, opened it up and DAAAAANNNNGGG! head looks ok to rebuild, but lower end needs alot of machine work, i need a short block bad, any one have a 258 straight 6 layin around, not lookin for a hand out ,,, just lookin for helps, thanks,

p.s i live in northern california

 

[huntnducks]

258 straight 6

 

[superj]

there are two here in corpus on craigslist for 300 bucks. have to contact the guy to see if he would let you have one cheap and ship it though

 

[jps4jeep]

how much machining work? almost anything is savable with the right amount of money. personally I would invest in rebuilding what you have (assuming the machining is under $600) with new bearings and re-polished crank, that way you know what your getting. I have made the mistake of buying a used engine that I did not hear run, was told it ran great, upon disassembally, a wrist pin must have sheered because the piston was into the valves adn the rod was clear through the wall into the water jacket.