A little story about long blocks from Advance.......
I helped a friend put in an Advance rebuilt 351 in his wifes LTD.
In fact.... we put in three.
The first had a blown head gasket. But, ok.... it was under warrenty.
On the second engine, the timing chain broke while running during the initial break in. (It only ran for about 15 minutes)
But hey! It was under warrenty!
Third time was the charm though. :thumbup
Warrenty doesn't mean $#!% when you have to eat 5 days of your own labor, gasket kits, renting an engine hoist, etc......!
For what it costs to replace an engine (because IT IS going to cost you more than just what you pay of the long block), spend your hard earned money wisely and go for quality assurance.
If you are not comfortable with your abilities to rebuild it yourself? Go with the pros. Check out what someone like Jasper Engines (
CLICK HERE ) charges for a quality long block.
(Summit and Jegs specialize more in race engines... but they definetly offer quality.)
In reality, you could end up with a problem rebuilt from anyone you buy a engine from, but the chances are a lot less from a company that specializes in engines more so than a company that buys their engines from whoever the lowest priced supplier was that week.
Just my 2 cents worth......