Advice needed: Dropped the engine...and found... |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Advice needed: Dropped the engine...and found... |
PBC914 |
May 28 2011, 03:16 PM
Post
#1
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 30-December 10 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 12,545 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
...a broken upper case! This is the first time I've had time to drop the engine and do some major work on the engine itself. I bought it this winter and was not able to view the engine closely because of all of the debris on it. It was not running at the time. It looks like the cylinder broke on top, and broker the case on the passenger side on top. I found a rusty connecting rod piece. Major bummer.
Question-is the case repairable? I want to keep the car original with the original engine. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. |
stugray |
May 29 2011, 02:40 PM
Post
#2
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
For the cost of welding, machining the mating halves , then align-boring, you could have another complete running engine.
AND you have not found the root cause for the initial failure.... I guarantee that more problems will be found once you crack it open. Dont believe the statement "Dont believe the hype." The TRUTH is that: it would cost more to fix that than to replace it. Stu |
speed metal army |
May 29 2011, 04:48 PM
Post
#3
|
Waiting for the rain to stop... Group: Members Posts: 1,068 Joined: 4-September 10 From: PNW Member No.: 12,137 Region Association: Canada |
For the cost of welding, machining the mating halves , then align-boring, you could have another complete running engine. AND you have not found the root cause for the initial failure.... I guarantee that more problems will be found once you crack it open. Dont believe the statement "Dont believe the hype." The TRUTH is that: it would cost more to fix that than to replace it. Stu (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ..The "dont beleive the hype" statement was referring only to the weldability of the case.Nothing more.And the "choose wisely" statement was referring to choosing a welder that knows his stuff. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 1st June 2024 - 05:05 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |