Hows this block look?

[Bill UK]

What cre said is correct "A block is hard to qualify as "good" or "bad" without having it present for inspection " One thing that doesn’t look right is; why are the pistons in and oil in the head bolt holes, if the block has just been machined or have you started to re-assemble it and then decided to ask the question ?

[xAimz]

Originally Posted by Bill UK

What cre said is correct "A block is hard to qualify as "good" or "bad" without having it present for inspection " One thing that doesn’t look right is; why are the pistons in and oil in the head bolt holes, if the block has just been machined or have you started to re-assemble it and then decided to ask the question ?

the head was placed on without head gasket to prevent dust from getting inside

[MA70-3.0GT]

and the pistons?

Basically what Bill's asking is, when it was machined was it a BARE block with nothing else attached?

If you ask me those bores look pretty shiny & could have done with at very least a glazebust, maybe a full rebore while it was in shop. But as mentioned it is *impossible* to say if a block is good or bad from just pics (unless obvious damage makes it definitely bad), and if you're asking about the machined finish re: fitting of MHG well, we can't see for the grease anyway. Needs waaaaay cleaning up before even knowing what to do with it let alone screwing it all together.