Los_Control Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 $300 for a 230 is a good deal. No question I would open it up and check it out before installing it .... may as well since it is out already ... gasket set is not that much. I would not consider a good used spare engine in the garage junk. Still curious how your engine is coming along. Quote
matt167 Posted Friday at 10:26 AM Author Report Posted Friday at 10:26 AM I've got a NORS wire for the one that broke in the distributor so I'll be able to get spark back and get it running. As far as the 230, I plan on pulling the head, pan and side covers off and having a look at what it is. I'm somewhat confidant that I'll get the 218 running good enough to enjoy it this summer and I can rebuild/ prepare the 230 for use to put in next winter. Quote
Ivan_B Posted Friday at 11:54 AM Report Posted Friday at 11:54 AM Is your 218 original to the car? If so, you might want to rebuild it instead. Quote
matt167 Posted Saturday at 05:45 PM Author Report Posted Saturday at 05:45 PM Yes, it is the original engine. I'm not going to get rid of the original engine, but if I have to rebuild an engine It'll end up as a 230, whichever way I do it. Probably dual carbs and split manifolds as well. I used my borescope for some prelim inspections on the 230 and it looks pretty good. Quote
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