Bob Avellar
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- Joined
- May 25, 2001
Injured my newly restored and painted GN on the dyno last Sun. Developed what I believe to be a rod knock. I haven't dropped the base yet but plan to do it Friday. Sounds like rod knock to me and my oil temp went up for a while on the ride home about 20-25 degrees but gradually came down almost to normal. Oil pressure at cruise was maybe 35 instead of the usual 50 -55psi. When cold the noise is not loud (have to strain to hear it at all) but as the oil warms up it knocks louder on and off the gas. Didn't notice the damage till I was already on the highway home so I just took it easy. Anyway, I'm hoping I pounded a bearing/bearings and didn't spin them. I figure if the Red sox actually won the world series I might get lucky and not find any damage to the crank. You got to believe anything is possible. Just wondering if anyone has done this successfully and had it last? I fully understand that pulling the motor and cleaning, machinining is the proper way but I just spent 2 years and $$$ restoring everything else on the car. Only been driving it for 2 weeks. The motor had 150, 000 on a rebuild. Don't think the crank was turned at that time but I will find out when I check the bearings. I figured if it ain't broke-don't fix it. I think my hot oil pressure was still close to 20 psi (normal for my car) when I arrived home with it so I'm hoping the damage is not critical. Looking for some encouragement here guys. I will probably throw out my oil cooler ( its not in the radiator) but I just put all new braided lines to the cooler. I hope to clean them somehow because they are expensive. Funds are depleted for this project and the wife doesn'r even know about it yet