I'm going to check a bearing or two when I take off the oil pan to clean it. If it looks OK, Ill just replace the gaskets. I hate to bring the motor to Pete because it will take him 2 months to even get to it because he is so swamped with work.
I drained the coolant at the track so it only went less than a half mile with AF mix in it. Hopefully the bearings are OK (fingers crossed). It has just water in it now and no leaks, but boost will be another story. It has vacuum and idles nice and there is no smoke or leaks.
This was probably caused by a faulty O2 sensor I just bought that day! It read .89 from the time the car started and all throught that run. The odd thing is the low speed fan was running. Either the O2 sensor or my stock ECM was sending false readings to my scan tool showing high O2 readings when actually, God knows what it really was. The knock detector indicated nothing but someone told me that the low speed fan running on an ice cold car is a signal that soemthing electronic went haywire. It's time for a FAST system, I guess...
I had a head "lift" last year, causing an external leak. Pete said it is possible, but unlikely, that it lifted when I shifted into OD at 6,000 rpm causing the leak. It was on a weak run and was not pulling hard through the traps like it normally does so I flipped it into OD near the finish line. It was 10 mph slower than usual. Pete said that maybe that could have lugged the motor causing a head to lift?
I'm doing a cooling system pressure test and compression test this morning and then I'll see what I find. If nothing, I'll change the oil a couple times and then run up the boost on the street to see if there are any leaks and go from there.
Cometic gaskets seem to be the best option. Thanks guys for the advice on those.
It's supposed to rain here all weekend so it's a good time to disassemble it to put back together next week.
At least i still have my old "backup car GSX" to go for parts in! Paul
Next year I'll bring my GSX becuse it's such a simple car to deal with! Paul
