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Old 05-18-2026, 08:36 PM
2BadZ 2BadZ is offline
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Originally Posted by steve25 View Post
That top end is shot!

Only the bare heads will be salvageable if they are not cracked.

Even if you get it started You will never get enough of that rust off to not have enough in the oil to not chew things up like bearings, rings. Cylinder walls , cam & lifters.

Time to yank it and tare it down.

As
Thanks. The 455 is a short block now, with the rest of it stored separate. So I'd likely work with that one.


Last edited by 2BadZ; 05-18-2026 at 08:47 PM.