Re: Help appreciated

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2020/3/6 17:57:08

Hi Suitbear552,

Sorry to hear about the grief you're having with your Packard engine. That's a dirty trick for someone to sabotage the motor by putting BB's in it; never heard of that one before.
When you say your mechanic thinks a rebuild will be 'at least $10K', I guess it depends on what degree of dependence you have on everything being done for you, or if you can do any of the work yourself. $10K seems awfully high to me, though others may differ. I just had my 245 CID six fully machined, bored, crank ground, new pistons, the works, for $4400. I am NOT a mechanic, but did feel confident enough to rent an engine lift and R&R the engine myself. It is a very basic and straightforward process that doesn't take that long, nor require any but the most basic of tools. Anyone with even a bit of a mechanical aptitude can tackle it. Even hiring a mentor or helper-mechanic to guide the way, can keep costs down and, as long as you have all the machining done at a competent shop, you should end up with a good result. There are always lots of guys that ARE mechanics on this site, that can advise you, and no doubt will, but that is my considered two cents worth. Good luck. Chris.