Older engine rebuild
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:35 pm
Hello All,
Hope you guys can offer some advice, I am currently looking at a car for sale which had an engine rebuild in 1987, did 2,000 miles up to 1990, then was left in storage until 2014. Current owner recommissioned the car and has done about 200 miles since. I was passenger to a test drive and the engine pulls well, shows good oil pressure (~40psi running, 15-20 idle) and no smoke on start up. Questions I have are:
1) Do you think the engine rebuild in 1987 will still be good? i.e. would the seals have dried out or bores pitted, etc. after being left stood all that time?
2) If something were to go wrong related to it being stood about for so long, would this have presented itself by now?
Appreciate the help.
Guy
Hope you guys can offer some advice, I am currently looking at a car for sale which had an engine rebuild in 1987, did 2,000 miles up to 1990, then was left in storage until 2014. Current owner recommissioned the car and has done about 200 miles since. I was passenger to a test drive and the engine pulls well, shows good oil pressure (~40psi running, 15-20 idle) and no smoke on start up. Questions I have are:
1) Do you think the engine rebuild in 1987 will still be good? i.e. would the seals have dried out or bores pitted, etc. after being left stood all that time?
2) If something were to go wrong related to it being stood about for so long, would this have presented itself by now?
Appreciate the help.
Guy