I understand your predicament well. That is why I suggested just buying that other truck, and rebuilding your engine later. On the other hand how much downtime can you afford? It may be cheaper to just pull your engine out and drop another one in its place, the good thing about these is that there aren't a million electrical harnesses and coolant hoses to disconnect and everything is fairly easy to get to. If you have access to a shop with an overhead crane or a big forklift the swap can be done in a day as all you do is take hood off and yank engine straight up, no need to mess with dismantling the front clip to gain access for a regular engine hoist thru there.
I'll be honest with you, that engine you have now is a write-off. Maybe it's salvageable with the right parts (likely crank and cam and bearings), but that takes time and another means for transportation and securing an income. Which are things you right now do not have. So basically the way I see it you have two choices: buy that other truck if it's in your price range and you deem it in good enough working order to keep you employed (carbed 351 engine with a 4-speed behind it is about as reliable and simple/cheap to fix up if needed as it gets), or grab that engine from the ad posted earlier and buy some foods and drinks for your co-workers and have them gang up on it and tear your damaged engine out and drop the "new" one in. Either way you're in and out of it and back to working and making money. Which is what the priority is.
Btw I can't watch photobucket videos for some reason, idk why but it's always been an issue for us. So I can't help you any based on what may or may not be in said videos, sorry.
Okay, thanks for the input. I feel like buying the engine I may be just trading one bad engine for another. If it was being sold by a member I would be more inclined to go that route. Picking up another IDI does keeps me up and running as well as gives me breathing room to work on the truck when time / shop are available. It will also be more ideal for my current plowing run which involves a day care center in the middle of town... Swinging that CC around reminds me of trying to back my dad's boat into a slip at Raystown Lake I know these engines better than any other (believe me that is not sayin' much) but it gives me some comfort in knowing what needs fixed, what doesn't, where things are located and I have this great community to help me out if I get stuck.
I like your line of thinking it's more or less the path I've been going down. Thank you.