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Old 01-21-2015, 12:01 AM   #14
68post
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Re: 1986 305 Motor??

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Originally Posted by SiCk_DiAbLo View Post
This guy I know has a all original 305 motor with 60 thousand miles on it, Complete with the throttle body carb & ECM...Has 2 tranny's to throw in the pot for 300 bucks..Should I mess with it, never had alot of luck with the 305 motors, but they all had high miles when I got them..Would you buy it??...Thanks!!!
Even at 60,000 it probably needs ; a cam and lifters, timing set, gaskets, might as well install a $20 oil pump, and it could use a valve job too !

We did all this to my bud's '78 305 with near the same mileage and it runs OK with it's 260 High Energy cam and Rhoads lifters.
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