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Alex K wrote:
with all this in mind I have some questions
how much of an ordeal would it be to fix this thing up?
That would depend upon the condition of the engine
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about how much can I expect to have to spend on a complete rebuild doing as much of the work as I can in my garage?
This is a poured babbitt bearing engine. If the mains are in need of work, then you need someone that can pour the bearings and do a through-bore on an engine of this length. That can get expensive when shipping is included. Pistons, rings, bearings, and so forth can get expensive.
This also depends upon the condition of the block, head and crankcase. Cracks and faults in these components can require very expensive repairs.
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and about how much of it will I have to farm out to a machine shop?
In my experience the babbitt bearings are the biggest cost for machining, unless the engine needs sleeving or major crack repairs.
Because I don't know the engine, I can't give you a very precise cost for the machining work. For me, the challenge has been finding artisans that can actually do the work.
But, for a complete rebuild of a 1930 engine, where I did about 1/2 of the manual labor, the cost was approx 15K: approximately 6K was machining and bearing work.
Cheers,
Tom
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