Hey guys, I blew a head gasket on my 63 uni 250 with a 292. pulled the heads and my machinist priced a rebuild at around $550. I have been told i should rebuild the whole engine but really don't want that expense. The engine sounded good and did not smoke but would not idle well after it warmed up .( a couple miles of in town driving). Then I noticed the milky oil.

Pulled the heads and it was pretty obvious where the gaskets had failed. Truck has 90k+ miles.



Questions, whats the probability of blowing the lower engine by rebuild only the top? If this does happen am i looking at more than just pulling and replacing heads plus lower rebuild?



I have looked into a complete rebuild locally and the initial estimate was around $2400. Has any one had a rebuild from S&S Machine in spokane wash? They offer what seems to be a complete rebuild with round trip shipping to charleston sc for $1850. 7yr 70k mile warranty and will pay upto $400 to pull it in the 1st year. I think they will deck it to factory for an additional $200.



If I do a complete rebuild are the addition upgrades to performance that i should consider. Just using the truck to pick up lumber locally and local delivery of finished furniture. want to get the most for the $. I would like to have performance but really just need reliability.



Thanks guy. I would appreciate any feedback