Originally Posted by
Robyn
What happened when it let go ????
I would not bother dropping the pan.
Yank the engine out and then dissect it and see whats salvageable.
Scare up a good block and piece together a decent engine.
I have pieced together several of these beasts over the years.
If you can salvage things like heads and and such you are on your way to making a runner cheap.
I have built some decent engines like this for less than $1000
ebay for stuff like rings, bearings, gaskets...
As Maverick said...ITS AN ILLNESS:eek::eek: