Oppo, What Should I Look For When Buying an Engine?

"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak) 07/12/2014 at 18:22 • Filed to: None

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Hello Oppo,

I'm looking to buy an engine (sans car). Is there anything I should look for, things I should check or look out for when looking at a potential buy? Any advice would be appreciated.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > ptak appreciates old racecars 07/12/2014 at 18:29

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Make sure it starts. If it doesn't, make sure you can make it start.

BrianNutter > ptak appreciates old racecars 07/12/2014 at 18:48

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What is it going in? Just looking for stock performance?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ptak appreciates old racecars 07/12/2014 at 19:06

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Make sure it can turn-over and has compression on all cylinders.

ptak appreciates old racecars > BrianNutter 07/12/2014 at 19:11

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home-made pseudo-bugatti type 35 replica :D yup, stock performance!

BrianNutter > ptak appreciates old racecars 07/12/2014 at 19:58

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small displacement straight 8's arent easily found. Will you settle for an inline 6 or 4?

ptak appreciates old racecars > BrianNutter 07/12/2014 at 20:47

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" Pseudo -Bugatti". I'm basically making a very large go-kart with bodywork modeled after the Type 35, with a 650-cc from a Polski Fiat 126p (pictured).

Pathetic, I know, but I want something to step up from when I stick a bike engine in.

BrianNutter > ptak appreciates old racecars 07/12/2014 at 21:34

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Ok i understand now. Hopefully you can find a running car with one No bubbles of water in the oil points out a good head gasket. No shiny shimmer of bearing material in the oil. If valve cover or oilpan is off, you can check for bluing of the caps to see if it was ever run out of oil. Compression check is good but leakdown percentage is a better test if you can find a guage. Oily plugs arent a good sign.

ptak appreciates old racecars > BrianNutter 07/12/2014 at 21:49

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OK, thanks for all the advice! I'll keep it all in mind when I go look at one.