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Graplr · #7 01-28-2013, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mach4

x2 on the rust free.

If the body is solid, you can get replacement engines for not a whole lot of money. I wouldn't focus on the engine all that much except as negotiating leverage. The key is the body.

Valve adjustment, injectors, glow plugs, filters and fuel should make a huge difference in making it run better. Blow by could be a decent indicator of condition.

True, but it is harder to come by the wagon engines with the SLS pump in the head. I know there are other options out there but that is more money and a lot more work.

If you can get it for $1000 or less and it ends up not being too much work for you, you could probably get most of your money back (assuming you don't dump a bunch into it) pretty easily and more if you sell it for parts.

If he truly has never done a valve adjustment, I would start there and see how it runs.