Freshen up engine before selling or not?

[Baja 252]

I'd like to get peoples thoughts on freshening up an engine before listing it for sale.

Our Dasa 1000 has served us well and is a great engine, but we are stepping up to a 1200, so we need to sell the 1000. We have Dasa go thru it every 50hrs of use and even though it still has 180/180 compression it's time for a refresh.

Would people rather pay more and buy an engine with a new top end or would you rather buy it for less money and do the refresh yourself?

 

[Mdavies_02]

You should make this thread a poll. I personally would pay more for an engine refreshed from a dealer. Best of luck

 

[bkspeedwerks]

id rather do it myself. there are alot of incompetent builders out there.

 

[smokeysevin]

id rather do it myself. there are alot of incompetent builders out there.

I agree, with that though, I wouldn't pay a premium price knowing it needed a rebuild.

Sean

 

[Hirschfelt]

Call Dasa and get cost and time for turn around. List it for sale immediately while you decide on what to do. A buyer may make the decision easy for you.

 

[kevbo]

I would rather buy the parts a cheaply as possible and do the assembly myself. Most owners can't throw an anchor.

 

[Quinc]

Rather refresh her myself.

 

[Christian_83]

List t wirh both options. Ex
With 50 hours since Rebuild 3700usd
Rebuild from dasa, new pistons, Rebuild crank 4500 usd.
Take a deposit if people wanna have you handle the Rebuild

 

[Half flip95]

Hard to trust any engine rebuild unless it is coming from someone I know personally or directly from a select few shops.