OMG...Brand new motor...Spun bearing. :o(
03-24-2007, 10:36 PM
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WTF is this purple and orange stuff I found in the oil pump screen?
There are two small chunks of the Fel-pro oil pan gasket, not sure how they got torn off. There is also some very thin purple and orange plastic like fragments that I have no idea what they are. They both appear to be similar material, hard and brittle like a paint coating of some kind. It appears "rolled" and easily breaks into pieces and it is definitley not RTV.
There was a generous amount of this crap in the screen. Someone please tell me what this might be.
There are two small chunks of the Fel-pro oil pan gasket, not sure how they got torn off. There is also some very thin purple and orange plastic like fragments that I have no idea what they are. They both appear to be similar material, hard and brittle like a paint coating of some kind. It appears "rolled" and easily breaks into pieces and it is definitley not RTV.
There was a generous amount of this crap in the screen. Someone please tell me what this might be.
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03-24-2007, 11:20 PM
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WTF is this purple and orange stuff I found in the oil pump screen?
There are two small chunks of the Fel-pro oil pan gasket, not sure how they got torn off. There is also some very thin purple and orange plastic like fragments that I have no idea what they are. They both appear to be similar material, hard and brittle like a paint coating of some kind. It appears "rolled" and easily breaks into pieces and it is definitley not RTV.
There was a generous amount of this crap in the screen. Someone please tell me what this might be.
There are two small chunks of the Fel-pro oil pan gasket, not sure how they got torn off. There is also some very thin purple and orange plastic like fragments that I have no idea what they are. They both appear to be similar material, hard and brittle like a paint coating of some kind. It appears "rolled" and easily breaks into pieces and it is definitley not RTV.
There was a generous amount of this crap in the screen. Someone please tell me what this might be.
03-28-2007, 06:05 PM
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He is rebuilding the entire shortblock which will require re-turning the crank, re-honing new bearings, new rings etc.
Might have the motor back at the end of next week.
Might have the motor back at the end of next week.
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03-29-2007, 07:36 AM
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It sounds like you know what you where doing so I would pull it apart and make sure it wasnt something forgotten like rod cap on backwards (I foget things sometimes too) I am not sure who did your machine work but I would have someone else chack the bad rod etc just incase the clearences where incorrect.
03-29-2007, 11:36 AM
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I think I'm going to continue leaving shortblock assembly to the pro's. In the end the labor for assembly isn't that much considering machining costs.
The experience would be nice, but I think I'll start with some old POS motor I don't really care about.
The experience would be nice, but I think I'll start with some old POS motor I don't really care about.
07-06-2007, 11:13 AM
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WTF is this purple and orange stuff I found in the oil pump screen?
There are two small chunks of the Fel-pro oil pan gasket, not sure how they got torn off. There is also some very thin purple and orange plastic like fragments that I have no idea what they are. They both appear to be similar material, hard and brittle like a paint coating of some kind. It appears "rolled" and easily breaks into pieces and it is definitley not RTV.
There was a generous amount of this crap in the screen. Someone please tell me what this might be.
There are two small chunks of the Fel-pro oil pan gasket, not sure how they got torn off. There is also some very thin purple and orange plastic like fragments that I have no idea what they are. They both appear to be similar material, hard and brittle like a paint coating of some kind. It appears "rolled" and easily breaks into pieces and it is definitley not RTV.
There was a generous amount of this crap in the screen. Someone please tell me what this might be.
Did you ever identify what the purple and orange stuff is?
Jake
