I recently purchased an OC-3 from a fellow in Portland, Oregon. After bringing it home I began disassembling it. So far I have not found any serial numbers to identify the correct year however it was originally orange. Secondly I disassembled the engine (IXK3), had it hot tanked and magnafluxed. Seems the block has liners installed and it already has .020 taper with no room to bore, the block has a .007 warp and needs to be decked, head is warped .015. Basically does anyone on the west coast know where I can purchase another block?
The shop also priced rod bearing @ $495.00, mains @ $300.00? A little out of reason I believe. I would appreciate any info anyone could give
hello wimpy
the existing liners should just press out. have new liners pushed in. an automotive machine shop can surface both head and block.
good luck
mike
$300 is about right for mains but the rod bearings are not that high
This is like going to the doctor. You need a second opinon. Check it out with another shop. Does your block have poured or insert mains? Even if you have insert type mains there are shops that repour them. If the block has repair sleeves and installed correctly they do not go to the bottom of the block and you are not going to press them out.