Bolt a head on and do a leak down. For all you know this thing could be cooked. Mud trucks tend to get the crap beat out of them and overheated to death.
I thought of the hard life this engine has had. I thought of the leak down test too late after I tore it all down. I may slap it back together just to do that. That's why I'm on the fence with how far I want to take this at this point. The engine is on a stand in my shop, kind of in my way which is why I wanted to do something with it. If I choose not to mess with it right away I'll just tuck it in the corner for now.
Gone are the days of doing a light hone, rings and bearings on the cheap. The mopar hobby was never cheap, but it's just gotten more expensive. Makes me less willing to take the gamble
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