I should add that the last time I tried to buy an engine part from a boneyard they refused. Selling entire engines, they said, was better business for them than parting them out, and nobody wants to buy a used motor with parts missing. Makes sense.
I did a search on my local Craiglist and found a Civic engine for $100 and a Jeep 4cyl block for $120. Lot less hassle than trying to remove it at a junk yard.
I got one for $10. Walked in with a few tools. They had brought the truck up onto this cement pad. It had no body just the frame made it really easy.
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The local engine machine shop accumulates scrap components including clean as new bare blocks that are cracked or otherwise damaged beyond repair. They occasionally have a house cleaning and haul the scrap away when the price of scrap metal is up. I canāt imagine the local shop owner passing up $20 for a piece of junk.The OPās local shop may have an aluminum 4 cylinder in their pile. Two couch potatoes could likely carry it.
Another idea, buy an entire car for a few hundred dollars, either drive or tow it to where you want to have the engine wind up, and remove it there. Then sell/give the remainder of the car to a recycler, or you might even could make a bit of a profit if you part it out yourself.
Thatās too much work
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I am of the opinion you need to try a different source,
I have an big V8 engine. It was really easy and I would definitely do it again.
I like that idea. That gives you most the parts you might need during the exchange. Youād probably have to call one of those guys thatāll tow junkers away for free after the project is done, as itās unlikely that anyone will buy a car with on motor unless itās a classic, but itās still worth it.