[e3sean]

anyways i think i fixed it. the inside of my car makes all kinds of funny noises cause the shifter ratteling around metal metal about 4k and up but i went under the hood and revved it manually and it ran smooth as ever. i went out and bought a TCI flexplate for 150.00 its a good thing i had a tranny i just rebuilt and sold 3 xz3 computers and 93hatch finally paid off the heads i sold him like 5 months ago so i think i might go get my gears changed so i can drive this puppy.

[1slo5.0]

Originally Posted by e3sean i am gonna get a new flexplate from the machine shop i only drove it for like 3 or 4 miles and it was pretty light driving. i cant afford to replace bearings right now. the engine wasnt shaking i have solid motor mounts thats why it was noticed very easily. it wasnt horribly vibrating but enough for me not to want to drive it anymore.

My buddy made one pass down the "backroad dragstrip" by his house and took out the main bearings. It only takes a little bit of running time when the engine is out of balance to destroy the bearings. If you can feel it out of balance on the outside, the soft bearings are getting beat up on the inside. Its your car so you can do what you want. If you did any bearing damage it will surely show up more sooner than later. Hopefully if they are damaged that they don't lead to anything else being damaged.

[e3sean]

Originally Posted by Darrell My buddy made one pass down the "backroad dragstrip" by his house and took out the main bearings. It only takes a little bit of running time when the engine is out of balance to destroy the bearings. If you can feel it out of balance on the outside, the soft bearings are getting beat up on the inside. Its your car so you can do what you want. If you did any bearing damage it will surely show up more sooner than later. Hopefully if they are damaged that they don't lead to anything else being damaged.

well i thought i fixed it.. i brought it to the machine shop today that built the motor and we think its the converter. i am going to pull it back out and bring them the flexplate to check it and the converter they are going to call in a favor at hughs to see if its balenced.

i asked them and they said if i notice any oil pressure loss then to change the bearings. if it comes to that and it is the converter do you think i can make the place that built the transmission/converter pay for the bearings to be replaced? they warrentied their stuff and if its their faulty part that they said was balenced withen "5 grams" well if its not then arnt they liable.

[ryans88gt]

You'll be lucky to get your money back on the converter, they will never pay for collateral damage.

[e3sean]

Originally Posted by ryans88gt You'll be lucky to get your money back on the converter, they will never pay for collateral damage.

thats what i figured too..i havent left feedback yet on ebay. and they have 100% positive if it is a bad converter if they dont refund me ill drop that 100% just a lil bit

[e3sean]

i brought the converter and the 2 flexplates i have to the machine shop he is gonna check the 2 flexplates to the in house one that he balences every rotating assymboly (that calls for that paticular flexplate) and make sure they match. he said he will bring my converter to hughs tomorrow to have it checkd out i really hope thats the problem..