i just got BLOWN!

[BigDaddy13440]

My engine, that is.......

213,449 miles, and she's toast. Dunno if I threw a rod, or spun a bearing, or the oil pump gave up the ghost. She's banging, clanging, grinding and overheating.... kinda sounds like this fat girl I used to bone in college (for lack of a better thing to do on a Friday night....)

Just dropped over 3K into my '96 since last summer, have all new frontend, new FI spider, new brakes, new 20's w/ Pirelli Scorpions, have 4 doors and a hood to swap on before I texture/paint her in a Lagoon Blue...


Do I dump her by the wayside, or drop another 2K plus on a new heart for the girl?

 

[SunlitComet]

title only good if you had just installed supercharger.

what is the oil pressure like before and after?

new block from gm.

and must have videos now!

 

[Matt06Yukon]

Just get a new long block, easy fix and an opportunity for a nice fresh engine. Unless of course you have to pay a shop to do all the work.

 

[SunlitComet]

besides why put $3000 grand only to dump it a year later just because of a replaceable part.

 

[JennaBear]

Here I was hoping for supercharger ****!

 

[_Dylan_]

just rebuild it. It's not that hard. You just need to buy some tools, but any monkey can rebuild a 350.

 

[SunlitComet]

i'm not touching that one.

 

[Gzes]

Imo i would rebuild it or get a crate engine. My 350 was rebuilt and w
Works like new just remember the break in oil in either case

 

[_Dylan_]

i'm not touching that one.

You'll never be able to fit that new block in if you don't take the old one out.

 

[BigDaddy13440]

title only good if you had just installed supercharger.

what is the oil pressure like before and after?

new block from gm.

and must have videos now!

Oil pressure before - 40-45psi
Afterwards - about 20psi, until I tried to drive it closer to home (was 65mi from home, @ $3.75/mi over 10 miles....) before getting towed, now it's Zero.

And... while driving it, she overheated and shut down. Waited 40min to cool down, gt another 5 miles before it overheated again.

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Just get a new long block, easy fix and an opportunity for a nice fresh engine. Unless of course you have to pay a shop to do all the work.

That's my problem.

IF I had a garage with space, IF I had all the tools I'd need, and (most importantly) IF I had enough time to do it I would.... but I'm in the process of buying a house that's going to need to be remodeled, on top of the 60+hrs a week I'm working....


Anyone recommend a place for a source for an engine? Unless the heads are warped, I don't think I'd need a long block, as most of my accessories are new(er), short block would most likely be fine.