TheRoaringEagle
01-29-2006, 11:32 PM
i was on the freeway and i lost a little power and oil started spraying out of my hood so i pulled off and the breather was gone and oil was everywhere. the i found water in my engine. thought it was a blown head gasket and towed it to my house. opened it up and cylinder 5's piston was missing a piece of it and bits of it were found in cyl 1 and 8? i think.
the block looks okay, it was rebuilt 5+ years ago and is a 400 sbc bored .060 over. the honing marks are still there and there are no scratches along the walls. the tow truck dude (came over the next day) told me it looks salvageable even though the block is on its last rebuild and said i could just replace all the pistons. they look like 10-11 to 1 cr.
i can't afford anything special right now and i need the car running. what do you guys suggest i do? i want to build that block back up someday cause it has sentimental value and i love 400s but i might get a basic short block and swap the heads and stuff over until i get my hands on real money.
my options are to get a new crate engine or short block with a 3k budget or take my chances on putting some new pistons or possibly a whole new rotating assembly in there. anyone have a cheap short block?
anyways thanks, i'm kinda bummed out cause it was my daily driver and now i have to drive my sister's ford taurus so now she's bummed out. my dad really wants my baby out of the garage too (he thinks it's junk!) :sleeping:
the block looks okay, it was rebuilt 5+ years ago and is a 400 sbc bored .060 over. the honing marks are still there and there are no scratches along the walls. the tow truck dude (came over the next day) told me it looks salvageable even though the block is on its last rebuild and said i could just replace all the pistons. they look like 10-11 to 1 cr.
i can't afford anything special right now and i need the car running. what do you guys suggest i do? i want to build that block back up someday cause it has sentimental value and i love 400s but i might get a basic short block and swap the heads and stuff over until i get my hands on real money.
my options are to get a new crate engine or short block with a 3k budget or take my chances on putting some new pistons or possibly a whole new rotating assembly in there. anyone have a cheap short block?
anyways thanks, i'm kinda bummed out cause it was my daily driver and now i have to drive my sister's ford taurus so now she's bummed out. my dad really wants my baby out of the garage too (he thinks it's junk!) :sleeping: