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Old 12-17-2010, 10:33 PM
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I just bought an '87 TD parts car.

...for $600. I'm pretty excited to be able to fix all of my broken interior parts (the owner of my car before me had kids), and replace various body parts. The best thing is that it has a running engine. I haven't been able to check the head casting, but the seller seems to think that it has an updated head. I will find that out tomorrow. I want to rehabilitate this engine to the point that it is reliable for the life of the rest of the car. I'm just not sure how far I should take it. Should I just clean everything and change the head gasket? or is it worth getting the head re-valved and changing piston rings and maybe bearings in the bottom end. Obviously this all depends on what the engine looks like when i get it opened up. I'm also looking of some performance advice. I'm not trying to build a race car, but getting more power or mpg would be nice. Thanks for any advice.
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