i think i need a new engine.....

[PaRaDoX]

WALKING SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

first real day without a car.... forgot how annoying it is

could anything else be damaged as a result of the push rods???
ie valves not opening properly and it was burning ALOT of fuel, could i have damaged my cyclinders???

just wondering weather its worth just replacing the pushrods or rebuilding

it matches up as the exhust is showing signs of the valves playing up, chewing through massive ammounts of fuel and rattling like all hell,

if i rebuild ill probbly end up with a new cam shaft, ACL rebuild kit and some 2nd hand heads (probbly lowish km's with valves n valve springs) thats it

and probbly paint the block
i scored a Series 1 motor for free, what should i do

A) rebuild it while i have a excuse, and the means to
B) fix the old motor and wonder how long till it goes bang again??? but get back on the roads soon

im removing the intake manifold on friday and compression testing tommorrow so ill know the damage by the end of the week


just got the compression tester, ill find out tommorrow whats rooted

 

[HATER VP]

Do a wet and dry compression test.
Flush the oil and refill with a thicker oil. Some thing like Shell Helix Older Engine Oil.
Do another compression test and go from there. It might be worth spending $50 and having it run for a lot longer

 

[PaRaDoX]

yeah, ill be happy if i can get the original motor working again, but it will never be the same, its damaged and i dont think they'res anything i can do about it... if i can get it working for atleast 3 months ill be happy... whilst i rebuild a new one

 

[greenfoam]

Dude if you really do have a bent pushrod just put a new one in it, Ford V8's used to eat them for breakfast it's no problem if that's all it is, turn the engine over with the rocker covers off, you'll soon see if anything is busted on the top end

 

[PaRaDoX]

hehe ok foam, umm just did a compression test, im running on 5 with (looking from front of the car into the engine bay) the last cyclinder on the left band

30 --- 150
150 --- 150
150 --- 150

one of the rockers isnt bolted in properly which would explain alot... even before it went bang, it was pinging and making other weird noises
ill bolt it in and try it, broke a spark plug

 

[PaRaDoX]

OK OK OK OK OK UPDATE
after bolting that bloody rocker back in place (2mm more and it woulda come loose and done who knows what to the engine, probbly shot the pushrod through the rockercover

it works fine, sounding meaner than ever

 

[BLOWN-VP]

if its been pinging bad could have damaged head gasket.check for engine oil in radiator.if oil in radiator head gasket could be damaged.

cheers darren.

 

[PaRaDoX]

cheers man,

ill be replacing the head gaskets with some ACL ones when i fit the new heads
(got some 200,000km ones complete with valve springs and valves)

where my engines done 267,000km
might get them ported aswell and maybe reco'd / extra cooling added