subaru420 Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I know I can take it to the JY and they will take it, But I'm new at this, first engine swap ever. Should I rob anything from the old one???? It had a big oil leak, and died to to lack of lube (like my old lady ). Theres a blown out crack in the block, under where the fuel rail attatches. And where I took the oil pan off you can see little bits of broken metal shards throughout the engine. Is it, or parts of it, worth anything to anyone??? are there any parts anyone can think of I should save, or sell? Or is it just in the way and I should let it rot in the junk yard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauregaardhooligan Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I don't throw out anything if I don't have to. If you have room, dis-assemble it as much as you can and keep any parts that aren't obviously broke. Even broken parts may come in handy at some point. These old motors are getting hard to find. Taking it apart would be a good experience also. Tear it down to the block and find out what went bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Speaking of your 'ole lady; strip it and put it on the shelf 'till you need it later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craven Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Speaking of your 'ole lady; strip it and put it on the shelf 'till you need it later Yeeeeee Haaaaaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky_pete Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I know I can take it to the JY and they will take it, But I'm new at this, first engine swap ever. Should I rob anything from the old one???? It had a big oil leak, and died to to lack of lube (like my old lady ). Theres a blown out crack in the block, under where the fuel rail attatches. And where I took the oil pan off you can see little bits of broken metal shards throughout the engine. Is it, or parts of it, worth anything to anyone??? are there any parts anyone can think of I should save, or sell? Or is it just in the way and I should let it rot in the junk yard? Metal shards and cracks are definitely a bad thing, if the heads were still good I'd keep it for a rainy day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbianchi Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 they make really cool, but kinda heavy wind chimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineofbirds Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 "died to to lack of lube (like my old lady )." I don't know if I'd mention that, both sound like an operator errors to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 keep the heads. also the oil pump and the water pump, timing belt tensioner pulleys too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myossfeece Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 keep the alternator, powersteering, (if equipped) if it's 5spd keep the flywheel, keep the intake, and oil pan to, pulleys, dipsticks I keep as much stuff off of em as I can get away with. keep all the nuts and bolts to. If you let the heads go to junk at least keep the exhaust studs as they are fairly hard to come across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty2Austin Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 after you salvage the good stuff.... the scrap aluminum can be takent to a recycle yard... they usually pay decent amounts for "clean" aluminum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 make sure they dont count your clean aluminum as irony, i took 300 pounds of engine blocks and stuff, and what i know was clean they counted as irony, and ripped me off about 50 bucks in weight, i was not happy, didnt know until ifter i had my weigh ticket. in my case, it wast worth my time to clean up my aluminum for some 2 cents a pound. pop cans pay more than that. but thats my location, i wouldnt doubt dude re sorted the metal and paid himself what i should have got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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