<VV> 140 engines in the garage

Frank DuVal corvairduval at cox.net
Sun Nov 27 19:16:09 EST 2011


For $1500 I expect to see a you tube video of it running like Matt would do!

$400 heads,  I would want to see them cleaned up to see if there is any 
overheating, loose seats, or previous repair.

YMMV

Frank DuVal



On 11/27/2011 4:26 PM, peter koehler wrote:
> All this talk about 140's... I have a couple of 140 horse
> engines that I need to get rid of. They are both 140
> automatic engines. Right now I can't get back into the
> corner of the garage where they are hiding to check the
> dates or codes. One engine was supposedly "rebuilt" to the
> tune of $3,000. Not sure how "rebuilt" it is, but it looks
> good and is clean. I'll sell it for half price = $1500.
> The other engine is a complete 140 except for the carbs.
> It should run - it turns over, but is probably best as a
> core engine to rebuild. $400 is what the heads should be
> worth on a good day, so that would take the whole engine
> out of my garage. Contact me off-line if anyone has any
> interest in either or these or both. They are parked in my
> crowded garage here in Southeast Michigan. - Pete "The
> only good 140 refers to the cubic inch displacement (1960)
> K.
>


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