[FC] Engine block

[Mike Clark]

Howdy group.

I have what appears to be a service replacement block in my parts truck.  It has no serial number on the machined pad.  It turns but hasn't been run in many years.  Question:  Is this worth messing with?  I've tried to sell it and got exactly one call.  And he didn't want it.  Right now it is still "installed."  It's attached to the trans with wheels, and the body has been cut away to pretty much flat surfaces.  Maybe that's why the guy didn't want it.

I'm told it's a 3speed, and I have no idea what the gears are.  In fact I don't know what displ the engine is.  The truck is a 61.  I might have asked about this before.  The engine combo I was asking about last week for my other truck will most likely be based on a car motor, so I have no use for this.

I'm tired of looking at it.  Should I keep it because truck engines are not plentiful?  Should I raid select parts off it, and/or just take the whole chunk o'metal to the recycler?  If anyone here wants it, it's your lucky day.  In honor of Epiphany, it's free.  The catch is you come to Atlanta to get it.  It rolls, poorly, but beats picking it up.


Mike Clark
Stockbridge, Georgia