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Advice needed: Dropped the engine...and found... |
PBC914 |
May 28 2011, 03:16 PM
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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
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 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 |
Cap'n Krusty |
May 31 2011, 07:11 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
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 I can pretty much guarantee that the "root cause" was the broken valve jamming the piston, breaking the connecting rod. Probably the most common catastrophic failure in T4 engines. Personally, I'd look for another case, because the hole in the top is only the proverbial tip of the iceberg. The inside's gonna look like an angry customer walked through a china shop swinging a baseball bat. As I've said before, just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD do it. The Cap'n |
DBCooper |
May 31 2011, 07:24 AM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
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 I can pretty much guarantee that the "root cause" was the broken valve jamming the piston, breaking the connecting rod. Probably the most common catastrophic failure in T4 engines. Personally, I'd look for another case, because the hole in the top is only the proverbial tip of the iceberg. The inside's gonna look like an angry customer walked through a china shop swinging a baseball bat. As I've said before, just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD do it. The Cap'n +1. Not just a case, either. And photos would end any debate pretty quickly. . |
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