Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
Proposing that, if I commit to buy tools and take the time and step-by-step document the process, that BITOG would commit to helping me look at the rod and bearings, and ultimately have this be my first real, actual, engine work project.
I am uploading a video of the last time this ran, I am letting it cool now, but since this engine has been pushed/tested its luck enough, I now want to let it sit until I can remedy the problem, not pour Lucas in there and hope it fixes it, it is abundantly clear that it will not. I put it in there to get home as I had to take the S10 to get the old engine. No room in the F150.
It appears to stall out when hot, a la overheat. Surely the one superhot cylinder with the bad rod is to thank for that. No blown gaskets, no smokes, no drops, no residues.
You can hear it in the video, and I made some commentary. It now rests.
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Part of being a good engine builder is knowing what parts NOT to use. Take the engine apart and buy or borrow the proper measuring tools and measure everything to be comfortable that the engine can be rebuilt to service specs. If the crank journals are blued or a cylinder wall is cracked, trash the parts and look for better components to build on. If you have the luxury of time to build your own shortblock from individual components, it would be a valuable experience, but laborious and fraught with endless details. If you have to get the truck back in service, buy a professionally remanufactured shortblock with a good warranty, and do the top-end assembly yourself.
Proposing that, if I commit to buy tools and take the time and step-by-step document the process, that BITOG would commit to helping me look at the rod and bearings, and ultimately have this be my first real, actual, engine work project.
I am uploading a video of the last time this ran, I am letting it cool now, but since this engine has been pushed/tested its luck enough, I now want to let it sit until I can remedy the problem, not pour Lucas in there and hope it fixes it, it is abundantly clear that it will not. I put it in there to get home as I had to take the S10 to get the old engine. No room in the F150.
It appears to stall out when hot, a la overheat. Surely the one superhot cylinder with the bad rod is to thank for that. No blown gaskets, no smokes, no drops, no residues.
You can hear it in the video, and I made some commentary. It now rests.
?
Part of being a good engine builder is knowing what parts NOT to use. Take the engine apart and buy or borrow the proper measuring tools and measure everything to be comfortable that the engine can be rebuilt to service specs. If the crank journals are blued or a cylinder wall is cracked, trash the parts and look for better components to build on. If you have the luxury of time to build your own shortblock from individual components, it would be a valuable experience, but laborious and fraught with endless details. If you have to get the truck back in service, buy a professionally remanufactured shortblock with a good warranty, and do the top-end assembly yourself.
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