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There are so many good choices for this one, please title it for me.

Scott



PS: Yeah, that's my old engine (as of today).

Damn,
I should not have bought the valve keepers at BIG LOTS.

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George Bright Member # 141
One of the youngest of the old farts.
Yes I voted against you joining the club.

"Its only time, money, effort, and . . . emotion!"

"Normally my skill and luck are excellent . . . who did I piss off?"

"Damn valves . . . time for a rotary"

Scott, really bad news after all the effort you put into this project! Do you know what the cause(s) was/were?

Bummer!!!!!

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Dick Rasmussen

FS 50 2018 Mustang GT

"Should've had a V8"

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In need of car.

Toyota- Ohh what a feeling!

Sorry to see that, its gotta rip your heart out. Sounds like its 302 time to me

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02 Focus SVT
STF 9

Scott,
I had a piston that looked much like that in the turbo motor I ran in my old datsun 510. I blew the doors off a turbo Chrysler only to have the boost drop from 22 lbs. to 2 lbs. It also had a dead miss after that. It made 200 Hp at the rear wheels from a 1600 cc motor at 18 lbs of boost. Great fun while it lasted.

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George Bright Member # 141
One of the youngest of the old farts.
Yes I voted against you joining the club.

Scott, is this the "new" engine? That really sucks if it is.

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In need of car.

You have your sentence structure wrong:

That should read "It *was* my new engine" and now it reads "It *is* my old engine."

I've only taken it apart, not done a real autopsy yet. It was supposed to be a blown head gasket,so I pulled the head to make sure no water was sitting in a cylinder to "ruin" it.

Imagine my suprise!

Yeah, a piece of a valve did hit a water passage!

Scott

Eeeck.
Saw you exit the track yesterday, smelling the burning antifreeze I thought "head gasket" too.
Eeeck.
Tough luck, just when it seemed to have turned the corner ...

Frank

At least my brand new ignition was working well ...

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Has no responsibility whatsoever.

Glutton for punishment

Wow, I was not expecting that big hole in the piston either. The head looks like a goner, but is the block salvagable? That makes my brain hurt...

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Tom Freeman
'98 M3/4/5 | '93 Spec3 325i | '12 TSX sport wagon | '03 Tahoe
Team Silver Bullets '91 240SX

I would come up with a funny title but damn, that hurts too much, especially having done the same thing to an MR2 years ago.

"Hey, I think it's busted."


That's such a good Tarheel line....

Block: Probably salvageable with a sleeve, that requires honing all 4 cylinders as well. It should be good to go with that work only. I will have to re-ring as well, might "upgrade" to Total Seal rings (doh, just got off the phone, should have ordered rings with the piston).

Head: total loss, I've decided to buy "new." When I save up the money, I'll order it built (all new parts), ported, oversized valves, etc. Delivered to my door. Just add water...

rotating mass: 3 pistons good, 3 rods good. Need to replace the ones from cylinder #3. Just ordered a replacement piston. $110 + shipping directly from Wiseco (last one in the warehouse).

Crankshaft? Will have to check it. Machine shop reports high probability of damage/bending. Time will tell.

This probably will equate to a full re-build otherwise (all new gaskets, etc). Hopefully the oil pump didn't injest any metal and ruin itself (another $60 there). I'd expect needing to replace the bearings, but who knows? That will be another $70-80.

Engine will be out and disassembled this week for final diagnosis. Might not keep the car off the road for too long.

Scott

I always wondered where these ads come for:

For Sale - 73 Celica over $8,000 invested, selling for $2,500. My lose is your gain. Call .....

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Jim Pastorius
2008 Silverado VortecMax
1992 Camaro CMC#92
2002 BMW R1150R

2009 3rd Place CMC Mid-Atlantic Championship
2009 CMC Hyperfest Winner