@ Massey and Gorn thanks for the info! It's aaa sobering news.

 

I hear ya... I went through the spun bearing last summer. It cost me $700 to replace the engine and get the car on the road again. That covered the engine, gaskets, some minor machine shop work and new fluids. I spent 3 long days on the job and she fired and purred at the first turn of the key.

Massey