RoadMaster Rebuilt Engines
04-10-2007

A long block is any "special complete" engine minus outer items such as valve covers, flywheel, oil pan, timing cover, intake and exhaust manifolds and harmonic balancer.
Generally, a short block is any long block engine minus internal components like cylinder head(s), oil pump, gaskets, lifters, sometimes timing components and camshaft.

 Short blocks are falling into disfavor because by the time you buy the short block and the mandatory lifters, gaskets, oil pump and such you end up spending more money than you would have spent buying a long block in the first place. Also if you buy the short block you may have to pay your mechanic more money to install it because it takes more time and then when it's all finished the engine warranty only covers the bottom (short) half of the engine.

See, you've got to buy gaskets just to put it together. It would be nuts to put an engine in without a new oil pump. The camshaft warranty is no good without new lifters and besides its just good policy, etc. You get the idea.

Contact us for all your remanufactured engine needs as well as internal engine parts.  800-447-9899.

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