My 19 YO son ran the 88 GL out of oil, frozen stiffer than... well stiff. Ive had this crate since it was a pup and like the thing. I have the time to pull the engine, strip it down, have some machine work done, rebuild yadda yadda yadda. But what I need to know, is what it might cost in 2004 dollars. I know what it would cost in 1970 dollars, 200 - 250. Help?

a replacement motor, say one in the junkyard with a broken timing belt, would be a suitable replacement. cheaper than doing a bottom end build, you would be better off with another motor to reseal

 

i say the ones with broken timing belts because we know it will run when fixed, thats why its in the junk-no one wanted to pay to fix it

 

i would figure 100-200 bucks for a motor, the mre expensive extreme being a complete or sale by owner motor. a junkyard may let you have it for a bill, longblock

Have to agree with Miles on this one - find a suitable replacement and do the swap. cheaper and easier!

 

Then kick your son in the behind for runnin the old motor dry!!

Send your son to the junkyard to PULL the replacment engine. Then I'd make him help reseal it / fix anything obviously wrong, install and get it running! Maybe he'll understand how important oil is then

 

I agree with whats said above. If it's truelly siezed you might as well just junk it and start with something a little LESS FUBAR

my dad swears hes squirted liquid wrench down the spark plug holes, filled with oil, and started a toyota corolla, that the same thing happend to.

my dad swears hes squirted liquid wrench down the spark plug holes, filled with oil, and started a toyota corolla, that the same thing happend to.

Worth a shot; what are you gonna do, breakt it more? lol