AMG/GEP 6.5 blocks

[Robyn]

Anyone coming across a new AMG 6.5 block that has unfinished bores.

Yesssss there are some out there. I bought one this past winter and it looked great.

I had to buy all the dowels and plugs, get it bored and honed.

This past weekend I discovered that the mainline was .002" under spec.

If you or anyone you know stumbles onto one of these blocks, be sure and check the mainline before assembling it.

OR at least check the main bearing clearance.

These are good blocks, but had some anomalies during machining and ended up online rather than the scrap heap.

Missy

[chris_maxwell]

I have my truck in the shop for a crank explosion; they say they are getting a long block out of NY (new block and remanned heads). I understand that this is the only authorized rebuilder for AEG, do you know who they are and what their product is like?

[Robyn]

Not sure who this is outfit is.

I am only aware of one rebuilder that's authorized to be a "factory" rebuilder.
They are not in New york

Get a name of the outfit and post it, we may be able to fill in some of the blanks.


Missy

[THEFERMANATOR]

I have my truck in the shop for a crank explosion; they say they are getting a long block out of NY (new block and remanned heads). I understand that this is the only authorized rebuilder for AEG, do you know who they are and what their product is like?

I'd bet money it's international diesel who claims to be the only authorized rebuilder for GEP(which is a bold face lie). Do a quick search and you will find that there stuff isn't worth the shipping costs. they do have cheap prices, but this is one instance where you get what you pay for.

[chris_maxwell]

i believe the rebuilder is usa engine production; all new lower end and remanned heads.

[More Power]

Anything out of New York would be suspect... because the same vendor has changed the business name many-many times, to stay ahead of the bad press. Too many TDP members have been burned...

[THEFERMANATOR]

i believe the rebuilder is usa engine production; all new lower end and remanned heads.

I looked up that site and it is the same web address as international diesel used to have, so RUN FOREST RUN! DON'T BUY FROM THEM! Unless you want oil leaks galore, poor quality builds, wrong oil pumps installed, blown out block oil plugs, and so on and so on. Do a quick search for them and you will see more than you ever wanted to know of poor build quality. I don't know where your at, but a friend of mine just bought one from TITAN engines out of Ocala Fl and it looks like a decently built engine. They use the chinese blocks, but do there own machining on them, and are using clearwater cylinder heads on them.

[CedarGrove]

In my opinion if your not getting it from Kennedy you are wasting time and money.