318 is toast?

[hcallaway]

It's definitely had liquid settling in it awhile, this cylinder is toast .
The block will need to be bored or possibility sleeved to fix it.
Sorry for the bad news

What is the cost to sleeve and clean up the the cylinders? I’ve gone on craigslist and Facebook marketplace. I’m pretty leery of inheriting someone else’s problems.

 

[PRH]

Call around.
Prices can vary quite a bit in different areas.

Fel-pro gaskets, so it’s been apart before.

 

[junkyardhero]

i had a sleeve put in a 340 about 2(?) years ago and it was $125 which seemed to be about the going rate here in SoCal

and that was $125 on top of the other work i was having done: bore, hone, deck, etc etc etc

 

[Inertia]

Rings holding fluid long enuff to rust, reliable sources say that's impossible, like a bucket with holes in it . lol

About $100 a hole a number of years ago here .

 

[hcallaway]

He thought that the heads were not tightened and when it was tested 10 years ago they leaked. Who knows all a guess.

 

[roadrunnerh]

Unless this one is #s matching, and you care, find another 318.

 

[forphorty]

Unless this one is #s matching, and you care, find another 318.

or a 360 lol Sorry Volare Don , wherever you are.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Dump some vinegar in that bad boy and let it sit a good 24 hours and come back with a wire brush. What have you got to lose? Might surprise you.

 

[Murray]

What is the current bore? Maybe it will clean up with a bore job.

 

[hcallaway]

We hope to tear it down this week.

 

[Dan the man]

What is the current bore? Maybe it will clean up with a bore job.

That's possible. It's possible that a 0.030" over bore could clean up the bore. I'd get it torn down the rest of the way and have those bores checked out

 

[hcallaway]

We were able to tear the motor down this morning. Even with a crappy honing tool we were able to pretty much clean it up. It’s going to go to a machine shop tomorrow or Wednesday. Hopefully just replaced that one piston bearings the heads look like they’ve been rebuilt gonna check them. A new oil pump was in the pan. So with a little more money, not as much as I was expecting, we should be on the road pretty soon. Thanks for everybody’s comments.

 

[Dartswinger70]

I had a feller tell me to run 318 heads on a 340 once...Im not sure the relevance but it goes to show the internet is full of all types of advice...

 

[Dan the man]

We were able to tear the motor down this morning. Even with a crappy honing tool we were able to pretty much clean it up. It’s going to go to a machine shop tomorrow or Wednesday. Hopefully just replaced that one piston bearings the heads look like they’ve been rebuilt gonna check them. A new oil pump was in the pan. So with a little more money, not as much as I was expecting, we should be on the road pretty soon. Thanks for everybody’s comments.

I would get a re ring kit, that gives you rings, rod and main bearings and usually gaskets.

 

[volaredon]

Not til the machine shop measures everything out

 

[AJ/FormS]

I had a feller tell me to run 318 heads on a 340 once...Im not sure the relevance but it goes to show the internet is full of all types of advice...

I did that once, even with a 318 cam. Engine had a crapload of torque , all the way to about 4000 and beyond. She went 5000 easy enough, but with hiway gears, that was more speed in second gear than I cared to achieve. I called her my big-bore 318, and I have fond memories of that combo.

 

[AJ/FormS]

I would get a re ring kit, that gives you rings, rod and main bearings and usually gaskets.

While that might be an option, it wouldn't be for me.
Because those teeners have such a low compression ratio; if it was me, I'd pump it up!
How high will depend on what cam you choose, and what octane gas you are willing to buy on a regular basis, and the operating elevation, and as always, the intended usage..

 

[CRUZE 418]

Even a bucket full of holes will rust! Lol

 

[Dartswinger70]

I did that once, even with a 318 cam. Engine had a crapload of torque , all the way to about 4000 and beyond. She went 5000 easy enough, but with hiway gears, that was more speed in second gear than I cared to achieve. I called her my big-bore 318, and I have fond memories of that combo.

I built a 318 once and tossed the stock cam. i wish i had kept it I had later read that the stock 318 2 barrel is the best configuration of that engine it did what it was designed to do.

 

[Dan the man]

I built a 318 once and tossed the stock cam. i wish i had kept it I had later read that the stock 318 2 barrel is the best configuration of that engine it did what it was designed to do.

Many on here have said that the 318's response extremely well to the 340 cam.

 

[cudamark]

That block doesn't look all that bad to me, but, you won't know until you remove that piston and take a good look at the cylinder walls.

 

[hcallaway]

After a quick hone, Chad feels a machine shop should not have any issues. We hope it will be a quick turn around. Not sure about the Holiday effect.

 

[Dartswinger70]

I'd like a 65 barracuda with a 273 4 speed that just sounds fun. as long as it winds up fast right?