I Thought I'd let the list know how vin 11501 is fairing after succumbing to a engine block defect. The repair was simple and cheap (good clues of a less-than-long term repair). I patched the hole with epoxy and did some trivial maintenance (dist cat, wires, water pump, etc). I haven't taken it out any where, just up the hill I live on ( I figure if I only drive up, the ol' gravity `engine' can always bring me home). I've been working on smaller projects to keep me occupied and not thinking about the mess that is my engine. Recovered the headliners, replaced my steering wheel bushing, touched up the frame with POR-15, and bought/installed a small fortune worth of stainless fasteners. I was able to scrape some of the epoxy of the frame, but thankfully I haven't found any rust, other than some surface rust on the edge of the front crossmember. The car is really clean, everywhere. So it begs the question of how the valley of death became so contaminated. Given that I expect to have the car well into the +20year range, I've decided this winter I will put a new / rebuilt used engine in. Again, I'm not looking to swap a different engine, just a 2.8 PRV with one less hole. I've contacted a few vendors/individuals. I was planning on purchasing a shortblock from DMC Houston for ~$1.5k as listed on their online store, but they aren't offering them anymore. They do offer a longblock, depending on how the numbers land I may do that. I'd like to have at least a short block, rather than having to swap/replace everything into a new block. I've looked around for B28F's in the local market. There are a couple, but all in the +100k mile range (would you belive someone telling you a 85 volvo has less??). There is a local-ish company that sells rebuilt engines; they have the Volvo B28F and the B280F in the inventory. But for a grand more I could have a DMCh long block and not have to switch cradle/lower crankcase. So in the interests of having options; if you have or know of a B28F (Volvo or Delorean) engine that's available, please let me know. (Especially in the mid-west, Minnesota region). Thanks! -Nate Vin 11501 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/