Engine knocking after burn out

[T- Type Tim]

that really turns my crank......

time to pull the eng
see if the crank can be turned

 

[earlbrown]

GOOD GOD, that crank took a beating!

Check out how much #3 is curled up.

Plus, the thrust bearing has the sides worn down to copper but not the middle. Looks like the front cap wan't true when it was installed.

I kinda wonder who built that engine before you got it (or if it was slapped together to get the car sold).


Just for kicks, what brand and size are those bearings?

 

[earlbrown]

Oh yeah, was the pickup full of orange RTV? (and was a stock unit with a trap door reused?)

 

[GregGnTn]

Please see pics looks like metal pieces to me, this was poured out of my oil filter.

 

[NY Twin Turbo]

Please see pics looks like metal pieces to me, this was poured out of my oil filter.

It's done. Now it's time to move on.

Don't even think the guy you know, who knows Chevys, or his brother-in-law who has the shop down the road, or you sisters boyfriend, or Bob the builder of the fastest top-fuel hill-billy bob sled in the south, or the guy you know who used to be a service mechanic at Buick in the mid 80's, or even NASA can fix it for you.

They can't.

No, my friend. You need a TR guy. By comparison to other hot-rod specialist, there's only a few.

10,000 dollars and a phone call will put you in a good place. Mark my words. Anything less and you'll have to do it twice.

 

[Reapersgbodys]

WooHoo, you struck gold!!!! Oh, shoot, thought I was watching Gold Rush. Get your wallet out, and hope it’s got a fat wad of cash in it, that motor is toast, time to give one of the board builders a call, and buy some gauges for the poor thing, they call them “idiot” lights for a reason, probably going to need a new Turbo, and radiator also, since all that “gold” has now traveled into them, and you will never get the oil cooler in the radiator cleaned out.
Good luck, you have 2 very good builders close to you in Richard Clark and Steve V.
Welcome to the wonderful world of owning a GN.

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Please see pics looks like metal pieces to me, this was poured out of my oil filter.

See how easy that was!

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Bob the builder of the fastest top-fuel hill-billy bob sled in the south

Knock off the nasty commentary, about the southern mechanics! There are some really fast sleds, down here.
Besides, his name is Billy Bob, NOT just plain Bob!

 

[earlbrown]

*William Robert.

 

[earlbrown]

Please see pics looks like metal pieces to me, this was poured out of my oil filter.

Just poured out, or did you open up the case and pour it out?


Because all the crud gets caught between the metal and the filter. If all those sparkles came from the inside, you ain't seen nothing yet.


There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And it might be a bearing

 

[psycho6cyl]

There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And it might be a bearing

And shes building a stairway to poverty...... lmao

 

[Chuck Leeper]

One word...….TOAST

 

[bluegate]

GOOD GOD, that crank took a beating!

Check out how much #3 is curled up.

Plus, the thrust bearing has the sides worn down to copper but not the middle. Looks like the front cap wan't true when it was installed.

I kinda wonder who built that engine before you got it (or if it was slapped together to get the car sold).


Just for kicks, what brand and size are those bearings?

Correct, I beleive the guy I got it from (Steve Pucchini, KY) did that fine motor work. Engine was quiet at idle but heard a slight knock when giving throttle agter getting it home. I should have known when he said the car was rowdy with a race gas chip in it.... clevite .10 under on those bearings Earl. Oil pickup had some rtv in it.

Sorry OP, for mudding your water more.

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[bluegate]

I know you said your not a mechanic and this is definitely not a car to learn on, but its possible on your own after alot or reading and carefully picked used parts if you choose that route. I got a girdled shortblock from one member 3k, and fresh heads from another, 750.00 and its still running strong a year later. I dont see it getting much cheaper than that plus gaskets n crap.

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[Reapersgbodys]

Start shopping, I was lucky enough to get a short block from a member, ready to go, for $1,600, and a set of heads for $500, keep your eyes open, parts are out there, and they will pop up when you least expect it, because your motor is Toast with your oil looking like "black gold"

 

[bluegate]

Buy my motor so I can buy Ottos

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[278cikiller]

I guess you won't be doing burn out's anymore.

 

[NY Twin Turbo]

It seems as if the OP has vanished.

 

[FASTV6HENRY]

Some of these "funny" comments are at the expense of the OP. Not sure if it was necessary. But i hope he can find his way into a better rebuild than the last one.

 

[NY Twin Turbo]

Some of these "funny" comments are at the expense of the OP. Not sure if it was necessary. But i hope he can find his way into a better rebuild than the last one.

Your are right. We shouldn’t be making jokes at the OP’s expense. But catastrophic engine failure always gathers a crowd.

And many of us have been through this before. And some of us more than a few times. I guess this is the sort of thing that separates the men from the boys. Because those that recover from this become the diehards.

I hope the OP follows us fellow TR enthusiast’s advice and than has nothing but good luck from here on end. It would be nice to have a new diehard amongst us.