350 chevy motor

Quite a few decades ago I decided a pickup needed a new motor, so I bought a rebuilt motor from Sears. I never got around to sending the old motor back for a rebate, and it's been sitting in my garage since then, in the crate.

I was thinking of taking it to a local auto salvage and seeing what they will give me for it. I guess it's not a very popular engine anymore, but I thought I would ask you what you think it's worth, so when I go there I can know if I'm getting a good price.

What do you think the motor would be worth?

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George Fields
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Quite a few decades ago I decided a pickup needed a new motor, so I bought a rebuilt motor from Sears. I never got around to sending the old motor back for a rebate, and it's been sitting in my garage since then, in the crate.

I was thinking of taking it to a local auto salvage and seeing what they will give me for it. I guess it's not a very popular engine anymore, but I thought I would ask you what you think it's worth, so when I go there I can know if I'm getting a good price.

What do you think the motor would be worth?

Reply to
George Fields

Quite a few decades ago I decided a pickup needed a new motor, so I bought a rebuilt motor from Sears. I never got around to sending the old motor back for a rebate, and it's been sitting in my garage since then, in the crate.

I was thinking of taking it to a local auto salvage and seeing what they will give me for it. I guess it's not a very popular engine anymore, but I thought I would ask you what you think it's worth, so when I go there I can know if I'm getting a good price.

What do you think the motor would be worth?

Reply to
George Fields

Quite a few decades ago I decided a pickup needed a new motor, so I bought a rebuilt motor from Sears. I never got around to sending the old motor back for a rebate, and it's been sitting in my garage since then, in the crate.

I was thinking of taking it to a local auto salvage and seeing what they will give me for it. I guess it's not a very popular engine anymore, but I thought I would ask you what you think it's worth, so when I go there I can know if I'm getting a good price.

What do you think the motor would be worth?

Reply to
George Fields

Quite a few decades ago I decided a pickup needed a new motor, so I bought a rebuilt motor from Sears. I never got around to sending the old motor back for a rebate, and it's been sitting in my garage since then, in the crate.

I was thinking of taking it to a local auto salvage and seeing what they will give me for it. I guess it's not a very popular engine anymore, but I thought I would ask you what you think it's worth, so when I go there I can know if I'm getting a good price.

What do you think the motor would be worth?

Reply to
George Fields

Quite a few decades ago I decided a pickup needed a new motor, so I bought a rebuilt motor from Sears. I never got around to sending the old motor back for a rebate, and it's been sitting in my garage since then, in the crate.

I was thinking of taking it to a local auto salvage and seeing what they will give me for it. I guess it's not a very popular engine anymore, but I thought I would ask you what you think it's worth, so when I go there I can know if I'm getting a good price.

What do you think the motor would be worth?

Reply to
George Fields

Hard drive locked up, had to do a hard reboot. Didn't mean to send out all those post.

Reply to
George Fields

A lot depends on why you replaced it but the reality is an old block may not be worth much more than the ~3 cents a pound the iron is worth. I would track down someone who rebuilds motors and ask them.

Reply to
gfretwell

Is it a 4bolt main version, marine version, or the regular deal?

Reply to
Diesel

That's a ford motor...:) Do you prefer Ford over chevy, yourself? I liken those comparisons to Mac Vs PC, myself.

Reply to
Diesel

Total guess, $50

The type of motor would not determine the price, just the weight

Reply to
philo

Depending what year it is from, if it is a 4 barrel 350 it could also be a 4 bolt main block. As a rebuildable core it is worth pretty good money to someone wanting to build a motor for a hot-rod, or as a period correct restoration engine. They are getting harder to get every year.A good bare block can go for over $1000,With a good regrindable (or even better yet, useable as is) steel crank and a good set of heads, considerably more. Look on E-Bay. Check the block and head casting numbers on Google to see what you have - could be a small gold mine.

Reply to
clare

That's where you guys are wrong. IF it is a 4 bolt main block, which many pickup 350s were, and the block is still good for a rebore, a well aged block ALONE can be worth over $1000 to the right guy. The steel crank would be worth another couple hundred - and depending on the heads, perhaps another $300 each.

Reply to
clare

What was the problem with the mouse motor you replaced? That engine is still very popular and can be fun to rebuild as long as the block is sound. The heads are replacable and are very inexpensive. I still have a 350 mouse block on an engine stand sitting in the corner of My home garage. I plan on rebuilding it and using aluminum heads to replace the iron heads it came with. Keep that mouse motor and rebuild it! You'll be surprised at how fast it will be snached up!

Reply to
Naturous

Diesel has brought this to us :

Don't forget the MOPAR! They are just as easy to rebuild as a mouse motor and a small block Ford.

Reply to
Naturous

I of course made the assumption scrap only.

But you are right, a 350 would be worth rebuilding.

I once owned a '70 Chevelle with a 350 and that sucker kicked ass.

I had a much newer company car with a 350 and with all the pollution controls it was a real dog. Of course by those days I was done with street racing.

Reply to
philo

A new "350" will firmly kick a '70s 454 in the ass!!! Those new LT (SB2) engines are pretty potent!!!

Reply to
clare

Sounds like what hapened to me. I had a 69 Dart swinger 340. Ran very well for just a stock car. Someone ran a stop sign and I hit them. It was a low speed crash, but the front hit, then the driver side,and finally the rear end. Not really that much dammage,but almost all the sheet metal was bent so the insurance totaled it. I bought a 72 Dodge Demon with the same motor. I just ordered it. Don't thing that can be done any more. When I drove it home it felt sick. I opened the hood and expected to find a six cylinder engine. Nope, eight spark plugs. I did a little research and found that the engine was in the polution control days. The compression had been lowered from 10:1 to about 8:1, and other things done to it. That piece of crap would hardly start and several times it would not start, had to be towed in. I finally traded it in with less than 20,000 miles on it.

Reply to
Ralph Mowery

When I said 'newer' I was talking 1984 or so.

Once I retired I was off the company car gravy train and had to buy my own car. The last thing I care about is how fast it is, so bough a 4 cyl Vibe. I bought it used , six years ago and recently had a brake job. Other than that it's needed little attention other than oil changes.

Reply to
philo

For someone who used to do 90% of their own repairs it's hard to believe that I don't know anything about cars anymore. A friend asked me if my Vibe was a four or a six cylinder and I had to look under the hood. They do not even make a six. At least I know how to put gas in.

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philo

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