bakerlaw67
BQQSTED
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2002
After just getting a new CHRA installed last month on my '83 TType, I think I threw a rod. I was screwing around with an Omni GLH (I think). It was a ratty little beast, but I should have known that it wasn't as ratty under the hood when I saw the high-dollar Goodyear rubber.
Of course I beat it handily (even with my ratty big beast w/140k on the odo) and proceeded to get on the freeway for work. I was cruising down the freeway at around 85 and everything was good. However when I got to the end of the exit ramp, it died. I restarted and it sounded like somebody was taking a 5-lb sledge hammer to the block. I'm guessing that those damn steel gears in the oil pump finally had their way with the aluminum housing and the lower pressure took its toll on the hard driving.
Considering that this is my daily driver for at least the next 6 months, and I really can't coax my wife into the dream buildup at this time (baby is due in Nov.), what is the minimum I can/should do, yet would keep me from having to do tear it apart later to improve it. I'm not looking for a 13 sec car (anymore) but I'd like to stay competitive in my impromptu stoplight runs.
Mr. Micale or Mr. Evers, I'd appreciate some referrals to trustworthy mechanics here in the Valley. Like I said, I'm not looking for a high-dollar, high-power upgrade, but I do not want to have to go into the block ever again.
Of course I beat it handily (even with my ratty big beast w/140k on the odo) and proceeded to get on the freeway for work. I was cruising down the freeway at around 85 and everything was good. However when I got to the end of the exit ramp, it died. I restarted and it sounded like somebody was taking a 5-lb sledge hammer to the block. I'm guessing that those damn steel gears in the oil pump finally had their way with the aluminum housing and the lower pressure took its toll on the hard driving.
Considering that this is my daily driver for at least the next 6 months, and I really can't coax my wife into the dream buildup at this time (baby is due in Nov.), what is the minimum I can/should do, yet would keep me from having to do tear it apart later to improve it. I'm not looking for a 13 sec car (anymore) but I'd like to stay competitive in my impromptu stoplight runs.
Mr. Micale or Mr. Evers, I'd appreciate some referrals to trustworthy mechanics here in the Valley. Like I said, I'm not looking for a high-dollar, high-power upgrade, but I do not want to have to go into the block ever again.
