Olds 403 value?

[TURNA]

 

[Bonnewagon]

Looking at the red one I think the oil galleries are way inboard. No way they leaked all the way to the motor mounts. On the blueone I'm looking at the first freeze out plug. Right at the motor mount. Up high. I'm thinking head gasket now. Or cracked head. Either way it is vomiting butterscotch pudding, and I am not fixing it.

 

[Kennybill]

I'd make a coffee table out of the red one. Just don't put anything "heavy" on it.

 

[TURNA]

Is there a PMD on the head??

If so I would say yes to the head crack

very poor quality head

 

[Bonnewagon]

Too rusty to see anything. The exhaust manifold is hiding where the ooze is coming from. He says a guy on wrong island may still want it. I hope so.

 

[TURNA]

Too rusty to see anything. The exhaust manifold is hiding where the ooze is coming from. He says a guy on wrong island may still want it. I hope so.

The PMD is right below the valve cover between the exhaust ports. You can see it right from the top

 

[oldsmobile joe]

403's have oil cooler lines?

diesels only. but could be retrofitted to gas engine if you want.

 

[Bonnewagon]

Well, it's gone. The guy from out East came with a trailer and paid $2000 for it. He and his buddies are welders and metal fabricators so they were not put off by the rust. He was very happy to see the original motor and the first thing he said was "head gasket". He especially loved the 4 wheel disc brakes. It actually went to a guy that will do the right thing. Thanks for all the input guys. I learned a lot.