So I decided to skip onthe $350 218,000 mile engine, and I've been looking elsewhere. I found 2 more, a 120K for $750 (2 hours away) and a 154k for $700 (1 hour away and might deliver for free). Obviously I'm hoping for the 120k, but who knows what I'll end up with. I've been spending time making a list of things I want to replace on the engine before it goes in (regardless of the engine I get). I left the intake gaskets off the list since I already have those. Here's the list:
....................Oreilly Rock Auto
Oil Pump Kit - $56.99 $41.79
Water Pump - $42.99 $18.09
Timing Chain - $47.99 $40.79
Oil Pan Gasket - $51.99 $27.99
Rear Main Seal - $15.99 $9.18
Timing Cover - $14.99 $11.97
Valve Cover - $61.99 $36.79
Exhaust Manifold $7.99 $4.80
Timing Dampener $19.99 $14.73
............Shipping $00.00 $12.96
............Total $320.91 $219.09
My question is, should I mess with the oil pump at all? I don't see any oil pumps on Oreilly's website, just rebuild kits. Anyone have any input on this? Should I just leave the oil pump alone? I'm going to pull my lifters, push rods, and rockers out of my old motor and clean them up really well, if they are in good enough shape I'll use them in the new motor. If they aren't in good shape, then I'll pull the ones out of the new motor and clean them up as well.
