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Good evening A4 community,
I have a running late model engine in my 74 Ranger 29. It is solid and may last another 50 years. While I may not need these I couldn’t resist… I recently came across not one but two basket cases for a very reasonable price. An early model and a late model as a package, both semi-assembled, both apparently complete. They are bristling with good parts. Newer carbs, crankcase vent kits, MMI heads and pumps, E.I. modules, a 55 and a 100A alternator, a Facet, at least two of every gasket, more. The bad?..both were RWC, used in saltwater (Puget Sound, Washington state). I intend to rebuild the late model as a hobby project to learn about the engines and part-out what is not used for oscrap anything damaged or beyond repair. Question for the group: it worth rebuilding on a block that has been raw water cooled? Also, I am assuming there are some folks that need parts not available from MMI. It would be a shame to waste rare parts.
I have a running late model engine in my 74 Ranger 29. It is solid and may last another 50 years. While I may not need these I couldn’t resist… I recently came across not one but two basket cases for a very reasonable price. An early model and a late model as a package, both semi-assembled, both apparently complete. They are bristling with good parts. Newer carbs, crankcase vent kits, MMI heads and pumps, E.I. modules, a 55 and a 100A alternator, a Facet, at least two of every gasket, more. The bad?..both were RWC, used in saltwater (Puget Sound, Washington state). I intend to rebuild the late model as a hobby project to learn about the engines and part-out what is not used for oscrap anything damaged or beyond repair. Question for the group: it worth rebuilding on a block that has been raw water cooled? Also, I am assuming there are some folks that need parts not available from MMI. It would be a shame to waste rare parts.
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