One damned thing after another..., Ping of Death |
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One damned thing after another..., Ping of Death |
lapuwali |
Jan 16 2005, 05:24 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Finally get around to fixing a pulled exhaust stud, get everything buttoned up, quick test drive. Back into the garage, check all of the exhaust nuts. Long test drive.
Runs OK for about half distance, then it sounds and feels like it's losing a cylinder. Thudding exhaust note and no power. Up a steep (unavoidable) hill, it starts what sounds like really loud ping under load. Goes away when I get off it, and stays away if I keep the speed down up the hill. CHT on No. 3 isn't higher than usual (about 340 up that hill, about 300 on the flat). Nearer the house, it idles OK, but doesn't pull away from a stop w/o a fair amount of clutch slip. No odd noises. Sigh. Haven't the time to pull everything apart to take a good look this weekend. This engine has been trouble from the word go. I've had maybe 50 trouble-free miles in the last 6 months. I'm beginning to think a Soob conversion isn't an option, but a requirement. No way I'm going to spend serious money on this engine... |
Bruce Allert |
Jan 16 2005, 11:01 PM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Put a cover over it and stay away for a couple days. That's what I had to do. I even listed it for sale (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) I was pissed. Had a full weekend planned going on a wine tasting cruise with the Bro N law & his Boxster. Damn Punkin began running like shit right after I washed it.
Dug back into it the next week & found a bigassed bandaid to make it run good. Been running good ever since. Now that I said that it'll run shitty tomorrow (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) .....b |
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