heart surgery part 2

wraitherx · March 11th, 2010, 01:57 AM

So if you have read my other thread you know what the symptoms are and why I pulled my motor out ( she is getting heart surgery ). Well I got to taking the rest of her apart and found out some things. I went in thinking that I had either bad rings and/or broken ringlands, well I found out that it was the rings but what i thought was only 2 turned out to be 5. Some of the ring bits were wedged up ontop of each other and caused some marring on the ringland but only on 2. So I will be replacing those 2 and going from there. Enjoy the pics

08blkgt500 · March 11th, 2010, 02:35 AM

Lefty · March 11th, 2010, 08:22 AM

What rods and pistons are goin' in?

carnage · March 11th, 2010, 09:57 AM

damn bro that sucks

wraitherx · March 11th, 2010, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Lefty

What rods and pistons are goin' in?

I think that i may just keep with the current setup and just replace the 2 pistons and then re-ring them.

Lefty · March 11th, 2010, 12:31 PM

Ah, gotcha.

PapaSmurf · March 11th, 2010, 06:53 PM

WOW im amazed that it was that jacked up after looking at it lastnight. Im just happy those didnt mess up the cylinder walls

wraitherx · March 11th, 2010, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by PapaSmurf

WOW im amazed that it was that jacked up after looking at it lastnight. Im just happy those didnt mess up the cylinder walls

exactly... they looked real good last night then when i pulled the heads and dropped the pistons this was my expression

Dont worry she will be back up and stout here soon

M.P. Cobra Fan · March 11th, 2010, 11:06 PM

Damn homie. It could be worse. You should buy all new shit and send me your scraps to start building my shortblock!

mustanginky · March 11th, 2010, 11:16 PM

nice progress primo

vita · March 11th, 2010, 11:51 PM

i wish I knew how to break down my engine that far...

and get it back together.

how does everyone learn this stuff?

wraitherx · March 12th, 2010, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by M.P. Cobra Fan

Damn homie. It could be worse. You should buy all new shit and send me your scraps to start building my shortblock!

i plan on reusing everything except the 2 pistons that I had gotten a close up on. Ill just get 2 new ones to replace those. If I had some stuff left over i would hook you up

Originally Posted by mustanginky

nice progress primo

thank you brotha... its coming along. Ill be sending the block of shortly to have them rehone the cylinders and repolish the crank journals and then after that just got to wait on new bearings and rings then ill be back on the road.

Originally Posted by vita

i wish I knew how to break down my engine that far...

and get it back together.

how does everyone learn this stuff?

i started learning from my pops and then I went further into it when i got my first car. You learn as you go. Its not really all that hard though

Lefty · March 12th, 2010, 04:03 PM

Easiest way is to just literally break something then try to fix it

wraitherx · March 12th, 2010, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Lefty

Easiest way is to just literally break something then try to fix it

yeah, thats a way too. My first car was a honda civic. I went to the junkyard to find a used engine, not to build, to get more familiar with it. I had taken that thing apart about 3x cause each time I would have leftover bolts and parts then I took my pops idea of putting each part as I take it out in ziplock bags and label it so that I know where it went.

wraitherx · March 12th, 2010, 07:28 PM

going with new pistons now as after looking deeper there is a little wall damage from the shards being pressed against the walls. about 3 cylinders so im gonna have to go another .010 over to put me at .030.

SWEET2KSTANG · March 15th, 2010, 08:51 PM

do i need to make another call? i havent heard anything back yet for the 2.

wraitherx · March 15th, 2010, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by SWEET2KSTANG

do i need to make another call? i havent heard anything back yet for the 2.

mike I sent you a PM

C MY 4D · March 24th, 2010, 11:03 PM

Ouch, I wonder if it was a ring gap issue that caused to the rings to break.... I'm glad to see it wasn't a complete meltdown tho.

wraitherx · March 25th, 2010, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by C MY 4D

Ouch, I wonder if it was a ring gap issue that caused to the rings to break.... I'm glad to see it wasn't a complete meltdown tho.

Thanks Billy. Ring gap did cross my mind but after taking the crank off and inspecting the main bearings I suspect something else.

AzSonicSnake · March 25th, 2010, 11:25 AM

Yikes!!!!

March 11th, 2010, 01:57 AM	#1
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,568 iTrader: 11 reviews	heart surgery part 2 So if you have read my other thread you know what the symptoms are and why I pulled my motor out ( she is getting heart surgery ). Well I got to taking the rest of her apart and found out some things. I went in thinking that I had either bad rings and/or broken ringlands, well I found out that it was the rings but what i thought was only 2 turned out to be 5. Some of the ring bits were wedged up ontop of each other and caused some marring on the ringland but only on 2. So I will be replacing those 2 and going from there. Enjoy the pics __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

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March 11th, 2010, 12:31 PM	#6
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March 12th, 2010, 07:28 PM	#15
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,568 iTrader: 11 reviews	going with new pistons now as after looking deeper there is a little wall damage from the shards being pressed against the walls. about 3 cylinders so im gonna have to go another .010 over to put me at .030. __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

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March 25th, 2010, 11:25 AM	#20
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