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USED ENGINE OR Rebuilt??

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Old May 4, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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USED ENGINE OR Rebuilt??

I have a 2006 5.9 and just did a compresion check and #1 was 0 and all the rest were around 250.

Any one know of a good place to get a used engine or a rebuilt one or can I rebuild this one myself?

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J.R.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 09:07 PM
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I think I would go the used route if time is a factor, most of the time these engines run 350xxx. Sorry to hear you had bad luck with yours, how many miles on your engine, any idea what caused the failure?
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Old May 4, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Get a used one and fix your old one and sell it, might break even.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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didnt think

67hotrod,
Didn't think about that. Can you sleve these engines and or bore them out?
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Old May 4, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by beegiedog
67hotrod,
Didn't think about that. Can you sleve these engines and or bore them out?
Judging from this link: ISB Cylinder Sleeve I'd say you can re-sleeve for repair. And re-bore .040-.060 is not a problem either. If you go much bigger than .060 you'll need to consider new pistons as overbore rings tend to break as the bore gets bigger.
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