1972 Cooplete 318 with Matching transmission. Worth anything?

[moparbacon9]

Hey Guys.

I picked up a complete 1972 318 with edlebrock intake and matching 1972 transmission all still together. The engine has a remanufactured tag on it. I was wondering if it is worth much or would this be a place to find a good home for it? Apologies if this isn’t allowed. I’m in Savannah, GA.

Thanks

 

[318willrun]

Of course they are worth something. Either as whole engine or parts. I see lots of parts on there, like that drivers exhaust manifold.

 

[moparbacon9]

Of course they are worth something. Either as whole engine or parts. I see lots of parts on there, like that drivers exhaust manifold.

I’m sure it has value, but I wanted to get some idea. I’m not interested in keeping it but have no clue on a starting price. I guess I can just list it here and go from there.

 

[318willrun]

I’m sure it has value, but I wanted to get some idea. I’m not interested in keeping it but have no clue on a starting price. I guess I can just list it here and go from there.

Problem is, the value isn't worth for most people to drive a considerable distance to get it. I'd put it on your local Marketplace and yes, advertise it here with your location in the title. Learn a little more about it. Does it run? Does it turn over? Is it a 904 or 727? What vehicle was it pulled from?? The 4bbl intake might be worth shipping to a far distance buyer....

 

[Oldmanmopar]

That power steering pump with the spoked pulley is worth more than the engine and trans combined .

 

[Icetech]

Pull the parts like the power steering pump, with brackets (put up for $100, you will get 75).. last year i would have paid that just for the brackets.
Starter $50 (it will sell, if it works.. test it)

The fan and pulleys will sell easily if the fan isn't bent.. $50-75.. i got 50 just for the waterpump/crank pulley last year...

The motor and trans.. make sure it turns over with a breaker bar.. and put it on market place for $500.. not joking.. someone will happily pay 400+ for it with the trans... Especially with the intake...

A lot of the old guys here think it's 1989 and people are just throwing engines away.. at least near me it's not like that at all.. took me a year to find a 360 for $300 just to get the block.. i also paid 300 for my running 318 (took a chance.. and got lucky)

I don't throw anything away i don't have to now, they aren't making more and people will need the parts, rather sell them even if cheap than trash them..

P.S. that 360, i paid $300 for.. sold the heads for $180 in 3 days.. and the pulleys and some other stuff off of it.. i ended up with $20 into the block with parts still on marketplace to sell..

P.P.S. put a little 10 second video of you turning it over with a breaker bar and it will sell quick..

 

[George Jets]

With the failure rate of today's cams and lifters at rebuild/break-in, there could be a good set of broke in lifters with possibly a good RV cam.

Who wants to go in and harvest those parts, provided the camshaft lobes themselves are not going flat.

53 year old engine, probably 25 years since the reman company did the rebuild.

Time takes its toll... what's left behind?

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[toolmanmike]

Pull the parts like the power steering pump (put up for $100, you will get 75).. last year i would have paid that just for the brackets.
Starter $50 (it will sell, if it works.. test it)

The fan and pulleys will sell easily if the fan isn't bent.. $50-75.. i got 50 just for the waterpump/crank pulley last year...

The motor and trans.. make sure it turns over with a breaker bar.. and put it on market place for $500.. not joking.. someone will happily pay 400+ for it with the trans... Especially with the intake...

A lot of the old guys here think it's 1989 and people are just throwing engines away.. at least near me it's not like that at all.. took me a year to find a 360 for $300 just to get the block.. i also paid 300 for my running 318 (took a chance.. and got lucky)

I don't throw anything away i don't have to now, they aren't making more and people will need the parts, rather sell them even if cheap than trash them..

P.S. that 360, i paid $300 for.. sold the heads for $180 in 3 days.. and the pulleys and some other stuff off of it.. i ended up with $20 into the block with parts still on marketplace to sell..

P.P.S. put a little 10 second video of you turning it over with a breaker bar and it will sell quick..

All good points.

 

[junkyardhero]

A lot of the old guys here think it's 1989 and people are just throwing engines away...

this right here.

parts is parts and junk is junk, but there's solidly several hundred $ worth of bits and bobs on there even if the block is wasted.

 

[moparbacon9]

Thanks Guys. I’m going to see if we can get it to run over the next couple of weeks. I do know the motor is not locked up and will run the scope tomorrow. I will update the thread for any of you that are interested in the outcome. This is something I am fairly new at and enjoy learning. I appreciate all the comments.

 

[moparbacon9]

So I was able to get some pictures with my camera scope. It doesn’t look great in there but wanted y’all’s opinion. It will turn but I put some pb blaster in the holes today before I tried to turn it too hard. I didn’t see any marking on the top of the pistons. Probably end up just selling the few good parts on it.

 

[George Jets]

Those aluminum flat top pistons will clean up. Would be interesting to see how far down in the hole they are?

.040 ths down in the hole = 9.2:1 compression ratio.

.160 ths down in the hole = 8:1 compression ratio.

Don't see the cylinder walls completely destroyed "Yet".

Pop a piston, and a quick bead hone with some PB Blaster and see whats left behind.

You can see how much of a ridge there is at top cylinder as a show of how wore out it is or not, at the same time.

A quick rock of the crankshaft while watching the distributor rotor, will show you how much slop there is in the timing chain.

Minimal slop, continue on. Lots of slop, probably the end of the journey.

Good Luck


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[George Jets]

Can pull out the distributor and get a look at a couple of cam lobes with your bore scope camera before you get too deep into it also.


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[Illahe]

Have you considered fogging those cylinders with some Marvels or similar oil. Then rotate the crank manually several days apart before you light it off?

 

[Illahe]

With the failure rate of today's cams and lifters at rebuild/break-in, there could be a good set of broke in lifters with possibly a good RV cam.

Who wants to go in and harvest those parts, provided the camshaft lobes themselves are not going flat.

53 year old engine, probably 25 years since the reman company did the rebuild.

Time takes its toll... what's left behind?

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Who makes that cam core?