I agree with Don about rebuilding your own. I had mine rebuilt in 1996. 55 Plymouth 6 Cylinder. It cost me $1487.47. It was done by a professional who loves Mopars. I didn't have to think ywice about who was going to do it and didn't even think to look for another engine. I don't know if the cost was high according to others, but I know what I have now and it is a gooood running machine. I also painted the engine and manifolds with POR-15 Silver 1400 degree paint and it still looks great. My own 2 cents Jack Johnson 55 Plymouth Belvedere 2 dr cl cp don dulmage wrote: > > No, you should rebuid your own! > 1 Because your going back 13 years in technology which is rarely a good > idea > 2 Because your not sure the engine will fit > 3 Because you have no idea if of that engines history such as if it had > an inherant overheating problem or was prone to blowing head gaskets or > hard on main bearings etc while you know excactly whats wrong with yours > 4 You don't know who rebuilt it. Even among licensed mechanics less than > 50% can rebuild an engine completely with any success. It requires a > special talent that frankly not everyone has. > 5 You don't know when it was rebuilt for sure. It could be fresh or it > could be an old worn out rebuilt engine. Who knows? > In some 30 odd years in the engine business I have as near as I can > remember only seen abut one of these type of deals work out. The rest > have been absolute disasters and that is why I say always rebuild your > old motor if in anyway possible. You know what your trying to correct, > You know its history and you will know for sure when it was rebuilt , > with what parts and by whom amd that's the truthhhhhhhhhh! > DOn DulmaGE > Dan Morton wrote: > > > > I have a '55 Plymouth Savoy, with a questionable flathead. This weekend, I > > will be visiting a shop where there is a flathead for sale. The owner says > > this about it (it is not his shop): > > ----- > > The engine was supposed to come out of a 42 dodge > > car. From what I have read, that makes it a 230 ci > > motor, but I am not sure. I wrote down the numbers on > > the head, but didn't write down the serial number. > > Here is what was on the head: 9-23, but I am not sure > > about the 9. and near the back part of the block, is > > the number 8700 66-1. > > ----- > > How he came by the motor, I do not know, but at this point he cannot use it. > > The motor was ostensibly rebuilt using NOS parts, but never having been > > dropped in a car, it was never run. I do not know how long ago it was > > rebuilt. He is selling it for $300; many of the visible parts on the motor > > would be useful to me (e.g., the exhaust manifold, the brake on the tranny, > > the carb, etc.). So, here are my questions: > > > > 1) What is the likelihood that a '42 Dodge flathead would fit in a '55 > > Plymouth? What would need to be changed, if anything (e.g., motor mounts)? > > > > 2) If I buy this engine -- and for that price, I think I should, if only > > for parts -- how should I proceed, under the assumption that it would be a > > good idea to use it instead of stripping it? > > > > adTHANKSvance > > Dan
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