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03-14-07, 10:58 AM
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Thanks, I appreciate it - I've got a form to file for damages against the Town of Flower Mound, which I doubt will come to anything, and a friend who says he'll be my attorney and we'll go to small claims court. I just have to find out what's wrong before I can start collecting estimates so I know how much to claim. :P
03-14-07, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rotarynerdette
my friend seized his motor the same way in his Celica.
03-14-07, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rotarynerdette
my friend seized his motor the same way in his Celica.
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03-14-07, 08:25 PM
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Definitely water in the engine. :P When I couldn't get the motor to turn by leaving it in gear and pushing on it, I started tearing it down - I poured about a half a pint out of the intake manifold, and I can see it sitting on top of the intake valves for the #1 and #2 piston. :P
Tomorrow I'll get the head off of it and see what it's going to take to fix it. :P Hopefully the bottom end, pistons and everything are still okay, then I might be able to step up to a Magnum head, intake, and cam, and pickup about 20-25 hp. If the head itself is fine, I can port it and should pick up a cheap 10. :P
On another car, my exhaust manifold came in today, I'm probably 80% done with the engine bay, and I ran out of primer. Now I can start putting everything together in the house to make sure the lines go where they need to. Looks like I'm going to have to paint the engine bay and then put the engine back in and paint the rest of the car later. :P
Tomorrow I'll get the head off of it and see what it's going to take to fix it. :P Hopefully the bottom end, pistons and everything are still okay, then I might be able to step up to a Magnum head, intake, and cam, and pickup about 20-25 hp. If the head itself is fine, I can port it and should pick up a cheap 10. :P
On another car, my exhaust manifold came in today, I'm probably 80% done with the engine bay, and I ran out of primer.
Now I can start putting everything together in the house to make sure the lines go where they need to. Looks like I'm going to have to paint the engine bay and then put the engine back in and paint the rest of the car later. :P
03-15-07, 09:01 AM
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Haha, it seems like every thread I post car trouble in dies! Am I that much of a buzzkill, or is it a superstitious thing like "If I post after a thread about car trouble, will mine be next?"
Post away, feel free! Don't worry, I'm not fishing for help or anything.
Am I that much of a buzzkill, or is it a superstitious thing like "If I post after a thread about car trouble, will mine be next?" Post away, feel free! Don't worry, I'm not fishing for help or anything.
03-15-07, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Wankel7
FIX IT ! So you can boost the south forums moral back
