Thanks Uncle Ned,I just spoke with Gene. He said it was probably a valve or a ring and to go ahead and drive it. So that is my plan. Drive it straight to him.
How many would just fix what needs fixing (Like a single bad liner, a broken ring, burned valve) and keep on a bussin down the road?
In aircraft it is very common to replace a bad jug or piston or fix a valve on one jug and keep flying.
Point of diminishing returns on 8V71 that comes with a rebuild that would last 400,000 miles and a used engine that could be purchased for 2 or 3 grand. A member just had a 6V92 built in Missouri for 6800 including head : Wax um from Oklahoma. If your total travels would be around 20,000 miles it would take twenty years to put on 400,000. Good luck Bob
Fix what needs fixing. I ran several 318s in trucks when I was in that business. I put one hole in an engine if that was all it needed. They are tougher than you think.I got a bunch of stories but they are too long to recount here. Me and another crazy guy turned an 8-71 into a a 7-71 on a fuel barge one time. It lost a rod through the block & the boss said make it run so we can pump off. About 4 hours, a torch, and some Marine-Tex & it was running. It sure did sound funny though! TOM
That MARINE-TEX is some bad stuff ain't it? Used to use it to repair Derby car blocks between races! BK