I have been down this avenue in the last year, My car imported in 2004 had the exact same 'quality' repair to the block performed to it by DeLorean One, (invoice to prove) crap epoxy!!.Anyway I have written up my procedure and it is in the issue 38 and 39 (not yet out) of our Delorean owners club magazine over in the UK. But in short it involved getting hold of a Volvo 260 (in the UK) engine and converting it all to Delorean spec. All in it cost less than £500.00 ($1000) this included new pistons/crank and cams although theses were purchased cheap thru ebay and were not really required. If you require any more help feel free to get in touch Chris Secretary DOC UK. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Denise and Michael Luckey" <luckeys71@...> wrote: > > After selling my first DeLorean early last year due to financial concerns I purchased a couple of different lower priced vehicles and worked on them to pass the time but couldn't shake the DeLorean bug. I attended the Chicago show last year which really stoked my interest again so I decided to try again this year and purchased VIN #2816 in August. From the start I knew it would need some work but my confidence was higher after talking to folks and working on my former car (VIN #3760)so I figured I was ready for the challenge. The owner had removed the PRV motor and swapped in a Ford 302 from a 1973 Mercury Comet which was interesting but I always intended to put the original engine back in. After ordering $600 worth of replacement parts I began the process of preparing the old engine only to discover that a dreaded epoxy repair had been made in the Valley Of Death. With no signs of a coolant leak my thoughts were that perhaps the motor threw a rod and compromised the block. At any rate, the engine could not be reinstalled in that shape so I decided I should try and sell the car rather then get in to a financial sandtrap again. I listed the car at less than what I paid for it but it did not sell on eBay(check out item #180176184557 for more details and photos) which is not surprising due to the time of year but I thought I would try anyway. So now I'm back where I started except that the only way I can see making my goal happen of getting the car back to specs is to find a replacement engine. DeLorean Houston wants $5200 for their motors which is WAY out of my league and I'm not sure how readily available used PRV motors are. I've gotten myself in a bit of a pickle as I truly wanted to make this car original again but a compromised engine block is standing in my way. The car itself is better than my first one with a nice straight body, a clean frame, and many new parts already installed and I think it has enormous potential. I have all of the original components which the previous owner kept in case the engine swap was to be reversed. So here is where I turn to the DeLorean experts to give my their thoughts-what should I do with this vehicle? Does anyone know a source for a used PRV engine less than $5200? Am I a complete idiot for loving DeLoreans so much? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I try and sort this situation out. > Thanks everyone and Happy Thanksgiving! > Mike > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/