The "Pig in a Poke" Stroker
No actually its worse than that. It IS a stroker. However it wasn't built well and it was run hard. It was bored .060 over and they used the incorrect piston dishes. The cylinder walls were scarred and the core is just unusable. The AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l crank and rods are usable and so are the rockers so i can sell those. I dont know if the cam in it has any resale value.
There is no way This engine was running when pulled, there is no way that guy couldnt have known there was something wrong. Its just a wash and goes to show if its too good to be true it probably is.
That just sucks outright. Sorry to hear it.