So in the end, we all had our say yesterday and parted ways.
Here's a bit of background. Quite some time ago someone was selling a 3.2 and asked for input on its value. It was a 100K or so motor, good running condition, etc. The market for these is $5K to $5.5K at the most and I posted as such.
Souk jumps in and says it's a $1500 motor, needs to be rebuilt, this and that. A tussle ensues, but it's done quickly. But from other posts, it's pretty clear Souk has a vendetta against for that. Not sure why exactly, we disagreed, we discussed, it was done. In fact, Souk was recently looking for a 915. You'll see my post trying to help him out.
URGENT WTB: Late (aluminum) 915 Gearbox.
I'm definitely not one to hold a grudge, especially over something so trivial as the value of a 3.2, and I definitely subscribe to the community aspect of Pelican.
Fastforward to my recent sale of my own 3.2 out of my 84. The motor had 241K on it, ran well, but was definitley a core in needing a rebuild.
I sold to someone who specifically was going to part it or rebuid it. Any guesses on the sale price? $3500 including good clutch all the way to muffler. Upon receipt and teardown, fellow member YTNUKLR was very happy with the motor.
more...