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IOW, as long as you don't need a new crank... it's probably worth rebuilding...

But in a blown engine scenario, you won't really know if your crank is damaged or not without a LOT of work (tearing down the engine).

So I agree with Johne4. Wear or loss of compression? Rebuild. Blown due to slipped sleeve or something else? Replace.

Originally Posted by johne4

A quick look through the ******************************************** parts catalog indicate that you can get everything you need to rebuild your motor. Adding up the cost of the soft parts such as bearings, seals, gasket, etc and even adding new pistons and rings comes to less then a grand. But for the hard parts thats a different story.........3k for a crank?.............

I guess the question is when is it worth rebuilding versus replacing.......

In my opinion if you are rebuilding your motor because it is worned out i.e. low compression, oil blow-by, low oil pressue and the motor is still running, then yes I would rebuild my motor.

Now, if you wait till it blows up damaging internals, you probably better off replacing the motor with a remanufacture or new one.