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need a new engine... what should I look for in the boneyard? 1988

posted by  someone claiming to be 740ATL on  Thu Oct 7 00:11 CST 2004 [RELATED]

I am in the market for a new engine. My local junkyard seems to be well stocked with late model volvo 240's and 740's. I have a B230F out of an 88 740GLE.

Aside from just making sure the engine rotates, what types of things should I be looking for in the donor engine? Should I take off the head? What will it tell me if I do? I've seen some people do this and check for a ridge in the cylinder bore... not sure what that means.

Is there a way to tell if the engine has poor compression just sitting there?

what would you do?

Thanks.

Mike







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