That's cuz Ted has turned the machining floor over to his son Tod.
I'll assume that Ted is EB?
You rest easy; that's one busy machine shop; the doors are FAR from being closed.
I didn't mean to imply that. EB basicaly says in that thread they he never liked to ship longblocks, although he has done it a few times, & his son just doesn't do very many longblocks at all.
Also be aware that the KEY WORD for a core exchange is a REBUILDABLE block. One of them thar fine print things people overlook.
Not by me it isn't, it's always my biggest concern when forking over several hundred as a core charge.
So what's up with what you've got? If it isn't any good, then you're better off to save on shipping and scrap it.
I have a running but tired 84 pickup in decent work truck condition I got it cheap (free, actually). Compression is between 110 & 130. Gets 12-13 MPG up here in the mountains.
I also have a 87 4runner mostly parted out, but the EFI & AC parts are intact (except for the airflow sensor).
My plan is to put in a rebuilt 22RE with the 87 EFI parts (& the AC) & see which wears out first, the truck or the engine.
I've got a new job starting in about 2 weeks & I'll be putting on ~90 miles a day going over Donner Summit to get there. So this is not a hobby project, I have a deadline to meet.I'd be happy with a reliable stock-level rebuilt, & so would my almost non-existant bank account. But [email]d@mn[/email], if I could get some extra HP for a few $ more, I'll do it...we've got some pretty steep grades around here & getting passed by 10 wheelers isn't fun ( yeah, it's THAT bad right now).
Dave
