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Post by oldsv6 on Jan 16, 2006 18:10:25 GMT -6
I have 2 3.5L V6 engines for sale. These engines were used for educational purposes and have never been started. There's no wiring or PCM so maybe used for a swap out or high performance application. Engines are 90% complete. I'm not sure about any kind of shipping yet, but I'm located in Ohio. Asking $500 per engine.
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Post by Aurora40 on Jan 16, 2006 20:49:03 GMT -6
Wow, that's cheap!
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Post by macadamiaman on Jan 17, 2006 2:01:33 GMT -6
How do you use them for educational purposes without ever starting them or tearing them apart?
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Post by Aurora40 on Jan 17, 2006 10:03:40 GMT -6
He didn't say they weren't torn apart...  They might make a nice coffee table at that price! |
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Post by scottydl on Jan 17, 2006 12:05:49 GMT -6
And if the engines are 90% complete, I'm more than curious about the 10% that's missing... ? Do you get the same 90% with each engine, or is it a kinda grab-bag thing?  |
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Post by oldsv6 on Jan 17, 2006 16:12:32 GMT -6
The engines were taken apart as part of a GM training class. They are missing some acc, wiring and pcm.
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Post by oldsv6 on Jan 18, 2006 6:11:21 GMT -6
Hey, Aurora40, as long as I get my 500 bucks you can do whatever you want with them. You could use them as a nice coffee table or you could even turn them sideways and stick them up your *** for all I care
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Post by Wacko on Jan 18, 2006 7:28:55 GMT -6
Someone's cranky. Get it? Engines...cranky? Perhaps someone hasn't had his coffee yet.
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Post by TJM on Jan 18, 2006 8:31:27 GMT -6
Hey, Aurora40, as long as I get my 500 bucks you can do whatever you want with them. You could use them as a nice coffee table or you could even turn them sideways and stick them up your *** for all I care Now I get it - it's just about the $$. So I have to believe that the engines have been disassembled and reassembled by - um - students? Or, what do they do, just look at them? Possible mismatched main bearings, marred journals, reversed rings, etc... But hey, they'd be good for parts... Oh, and Oldsv6, no ones butt is that big but it sounds like you mouth might be.  |
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Post by macadamiaman on Jan 18, 2006 9:56:03 GMT -6
hehe, I just imagined them starting up and running backwards - have to put the transmission in reverse to go forward  oldsv6 - I think you may want to stick to your job as a mechanic (or teacher, or something), because as a salesman you have some qualities that are a little... let's say... discouraging. |
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Post by scottydl on Jan 18, 2006 12:57:12 GMT -6
Hey, Aurora40, as long as I get my 500 bucks you can do whatever you want with them. You could use them as a nice coffee table or you could even turn them sideways and stick them up your *** for all I care Come on the board for commercial purposes only, and then insult an Administrator for no good reason? Consider yourself suspended.  It seems as though you have no real interest in the board anyway. |
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Post by 95rora on Jan 18, 2006 13:03:00 GMT -6
Good call scotty, that was out of line. 40 didnt mean anything insulting by that comment and the fact is, who wants to spend the money on an engine that could very well have been crap to begin with. Some people need to remember we're all friends here.
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Post by TJM on Jan 18, 2006 13:46:12 GMT -6
awwww - just when we were starting to have fun with him...
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Post by macadamiaman on Jan 18, 2006 17:28:33 GMT -6
yeah, scotty, leave those ones for us to toy with. They're no threat, you know? Keep the entertainment |
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Post by scottydl on Jan 19, 2006 11:39:09 GMT -6
Hehe, "toy with" in this regard makes me think of doing something like teasing a cat by putting a sock over its head... which is hilarious by the way, if you've never done it.  (Cat lovers, forget I said that... I obviously am not one ) |
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Post by TJM on Jan 19, 2006 12:00:53 GMT -6
Hehe, "toy with" in this regard makes me think of doing something like teasing a cat by putting a sock over its head... which is hilarious by the way, if you've never done it. (Cat lovers, forget I said that... I obviously am not one ) ...or putting a square piece of scotch tape on the bottom of each paw. |
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Post by macadamiaman on Jan 19, 2006 18:36:00 GMT -6
hehe.. I will have to try these My younger sibling, at around age 2, I used to tie a piece of duct tape around his body and arms, so he couldn't move them (parallel with his torso), and at this age he didn't cry, just kinda walked around in a VERY confused state. hehehehe. |
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Post by TJM on Jan 19, 2006 18:37:22 GMT -6
^ that's twisted - LOL
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Post by scottydl on Jan 20, 2006 9:19:34 GMT -6
ROFL!!! Oh man, now THAT is mean... but funny! And I thought teasing a cat was bad... ;D |
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Post by 95rora on Jan 20, 2006 12:32:47 GMT -6
Try a laser pointer sometime with cats or dogs. They go nuts. Its really entertaining when the beam all of the sudden disappears (i.e. shut the pointer off).
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Post by Aurora40 on Jan 20, 2006 13:50:49 GMT -6
Our cats love playing with laser pointers.
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Post by TJM on Jan 20, 2006 18:00:44 GMT -6
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Post by scottydl on Jan 20, 2006 19:26:44 GMT -6
ROTFLOL!!!!!!!!!!! ;D  ;D Oh man, that was great! |
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Post by TJM on Jan 20, 2006 20:48:13 GMT -6
 whatever you do - don't have your media player on "repeat"
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Post by oldsv6 on Jan 28, 2006 8:37:12 GMT -6
Hey tjm, These engines were not used by students but by GM certified dealer mechanics. Just like the ones you would find at........ oh wait, I forgot, there are no Olds dealers.........
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Post by NRG on Jan 28, 2006 16:29:44 GMT -6
That was so lame... Was that an attempt at a joke "oldsv6" ?! I forgot to laugh...
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Post by TJM on Jan 28, 2006 23:46:51 GMT -6
Now, in all fairness, I think we should allow olsv6 to state his case. The original post seemed of good intention although likely monetarily motivated. But, hey, that's America.
Personally, I'm not interested in an engine that's been torn down, possibly on multiple occasions and not in ideal conditions and then NEVER RUN OR TESTED!
These engines might make a fine donation to the vocational school of my choice; just not something I would consider as an alternative to an engine from a wreck that has never been touched and has low miles.
With a gun; the more times you tear it down, the less accurate it becomes. The tolerances in an engine are far greater.
Years ago, I worked as a carpenter at what was previously the GM plant in Framingham, MA. One of the amazing stories was that if a car got to the end of the line and something a small as the wipers didn't work, the car was sent to the crusher. That's the kind of perfection I want in my engine. That's what I call "NEW".
But hey, Olds did a great job on my 4.0 AT THE FACTORY; over 200,000 miles, never been opened and likely many more miles to go.
So, these engines should not be called "NEW" as stated but "often re-assembled".
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Post by macadamiaman on Jan 29, 2006 0:50:34 GMT -6
Years ago, I worked as a carpenter at what was previously the GM plant in Framingham, MA. One of the amazing stories was that if a car got to the end of the line and something a small as the wipers didn't work, the car was sent to the crusher. That's the kind of perfection I want in my engine. That's what I call "NEW". That can't be true... It simply doesn't make sense. They can check the wipers, and if they don't work, replace the wiper motor. Then check everything again... |
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Post by TJM on Jan 30, 2006 7:05:34 GMT -6
I know it doesn't make sense. but consider the time invested in diagnostics, disassembly, repair/replace and the unsureness of the root of the problem and possible recall or lemon implications; perhaps they just didn't want to take the risks. Besides, do you think an auto manufacturer should have a "Repair Facility"?
Why would a car plant have a crusher on-site? That was the question asked and that story is the answer given by the leaser of the property. Maybe it's because it's not like Levi's and the can't sell "seconds".
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Post by flintoid on Feb 2, 2006 21:33:24 GMT -6
Hey tjm, These engines were not used by students but by GM certified dealer mechanics. Just like the ones you would find at........ oh wait, I forgot, there are no Olds dealers......... Heh . . . a student woulda put the engine back together. |
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They might make a nice coffee table at that price!
It seems as though you have no real interest in the board anyway.
whatever you do - don't have your media player on "repeat"
