My old pickup is tired. It's smoking like crazy through the breather and exhaust, and the power is just gone.

I've never rebuilt a motor, and don't really have the space to do so. Are any of the rebuilt motors from the local auto parts store reliably rebuilt?

1986 D100

I have never seen or heard any really good things about off-the-shelf "remanufactured" engines. They tend to be like other "remanufactured" parts from parts stores: cheaply thrown together with low-bid replacement parts, and with a fancy warranty certificate to pry your wallet out of your pocket.

The only exception:

From my friend who is the service writer at a very good independent repair shop in Michigan I hear decent feedback on the Jasper factory rebuilt engines, and apparently they do a good job of standing behind their work (warranty, etc.)

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I've heard good things about Jasper engines also. We have lots of Jasper reman diesel engines running around here and I haven't heard anything bad about them.

One to avoid are any engines done by Marshall (Blueprint Engines). Marshall has a history of not standing behind warranty issues and brazing up cracked blocks instead of tossing them out.

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02 Dakota-3.9/5 speed
87 GMC C7000-8.2 Detroit Diesel/5+2

Thanks guys, I'd have likely stumbled into the local parts place. Sounds like I need to find a rebuilder in southwest Virginia or give Jasper a call.

I have a Jasper that was built in '03 and it has been good to me

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