Donor Short block for 16V

[zukitrek]

Well Someone is selling a 16V short block, (whats missing?)a short block is 100% complete minus head,...
what is wrong with his total short block? something bad there or missing?

and Ill intend on using my pistons rods and crank. (why?)
why not use his block, his pistons and rings, , yours or his rods and your crank, with your bearings.
id try keep pistons and rings in same block.


The best idea would be to take whole thing to machine shop for measurements. The donor block is untouched, still standard and so is mine.

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too many variables, my head exploded.
sorry.

if changing pistions and rights, you most not put #1 piston inn #2 holes. or reverses
see those stamps on the front right corner of the block deck, those are hole size variations.
dont mix those. up. and if mixing say a hole size 2 with hole size 2 on new block it needs new rings and light scuff hone.
the crank is also marked with size variances, so do not mix bearings up. keep them married to the crank that is good. in order.
or you must start from scratch.

All that about interchanging piston positions etc, I already know. Thanks for reminding. Maybe I did not make myself clear. Someone is selling a block but I don't know if its going to be only empty block (no rods, pistons crank etc) I already asked him but no news yet. If and only if its only the bare block, then I would be using my crank, pistons, rods etc with new bearings etc. If it is with crank, pistons and rods, then of course I would be using his. Maybe I used the wrong term. Short block is the whole bottom half of engine right?. Well as of now I don't know if its bear or whole.

But to the original question, if it is my pistons, rods and crank and his bare block then bearings would be determined by those marks you mention?


Thanks!!