Bumpin' Yota is down!! BY is down!!
#1
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Bumpin' Yota is down!! BY is down!!
Symptomology:
1. Billowing white sweet smelling smoke at start up. Smoke clears up once engine warms up
2. There is a definate miss at all rpm levels. (this developed just today)
3. The miss developed 2 weeks ago and would leave once the vehicle was warmed up (but no smoke until today)
4. Loud ticking eminating from around cylinder #5, Im assuming its the valves
5. NO COOLANT IN OIL! (wierd huh?)
this leads me to believe I have an odd HG failure where the coolant goes straight into a cylinder, or possibly one cylinder not getting compression from a burnt valve? Although white smoke screams water, could it be something else?
I am going to pull the plugs and check them out whenever I get more time...
Does this sound like a HG issue?
1. Billowing white sweet smelling smoke at start up. Smoke clears up once engine warms up
2. There is a definate miss at all rpm levels. (this developed just today)
3. The miss developed 2 weeks ago and would leave once the vehicle was warmed up (but no smoke until today)
4. Loud ticking eminating from around cylinder #5, Im assuming its the valves
5. NO COOLANT IN OIL! (wierd huh?)
this leads me to believe I have an odd HG failure where the coolant goes straight into a cylinder, or possibly one cylinder not getting compression from a burnt valve? Although white smoke screams water, could it be something else?
I am going to pull the plugs and check them out whenever I get more time...
Does this sound like a HG issue?
Last edited by Bumpin' Yota; 05-23-2006 at 02:03 PM.
#2
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Sounds like an HG. I'd pull the heads and put in a steel slipperplate gasket, either rock or nitroseal (both available through engnbldr.com). This will help a lot when you install the turbo too.
Good luck.
P.S. don't drive it until you fix this.
Good luck.
P.S. don't drive it until you fix this.
#3
Sounds like HG to me...
Pop the top to your radiator, do you smell exhaust? When my HG 1st went it would billow white smoke until it warmed up, I think its got soemthing to do with the thermostat and the bypass... When the thermostat isn't opening and using the bypass I think where the HG is blown it'll dump more water into the cylinder, and when the thermostat opens it releives some of the pressure so not so much water gets burnt.
Pop the top to your radiator, do you smell exhaust? When my HG 1st went it would billow white smoke until it warmed up, I think its got soemthing to do with the thermostat and the bypass... When the thermostat isn't opening and using the bypass I think where the HG is blown it'll dump more water into the cylinder, and when the thermostat opens it releives some of the pressure so not so much water gets burnt.
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Just yet another echo, exact thing happened to me. Wish I had taken a pic of the gasket so I could show you. I actually did have some coolant in my oil, but I had driven many many miles with the blown HG and I could only tell when I actually drained the oil. There was some slimy stuff in there and the usual dark brown oil was more like cappucino colored. Sounds like you'll be pullin the head off soon...
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Ok how many of you did a top end rebuild vs just getting a new vehicle?
The top end rebuild opens a LOT of doors for that old 3vze....until the bottom end gives out. Be it rings, bearings, rods, or pistons...
But if i did do the head work I know what I want to do:
1mm oversized exhuast
Head studs
Steel Slipper plate gaskets
knock sensor/wire (duh)
Port/Polish
Weasy2k's cams
Headers
The top end rebuild opens a LOT of doors for that old 3vze....until the bottom end gives out. Be it rings, bearings, rods, or pistons...
But if i did do the head work I know what I want to do:
1mm oversized exhuast
Head studs
Steel Slipper plate gaskets
knock sensor/wire (duh)
Port/Polish
Weasy2k's cams
Headers
Last edited by Bumpin' Yota; 05-23-2006 at 08:44 PM.
#9
Originally Posted by Bumpin' Yota
Ok how many of you did a top end rebuild vs just getting a new vehicle?
But you're right, this is the perfect opportunity for major top end mods. If you can afford 'em, you'd be crazy not to do it.
Dude, you don't even have headers yet? WTF!?
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Originally Posted by Elton
another 3.0 headgasket failure victim ........headers are a must for a 3.slow
The bolts for the exhuast manifold scare me...BIG TIME! 16 years of heat cycling and rusting has to be overcome! Yikes!
#12
just start soaking them bolts in PB Blaster right now... I'm just now wrapping up my HG job, its not hard just tedious. The most difficult is getting the exhaust pipe unbolted from the manifold, the crossover wasn't that bad at all... The hard part for that would be taking it out, but breaking the bolts loose I had no trouble, but I soaked them several times in PB Blaster.
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I've never done something THIS big before. I dont admit this very often, but its the god's honest truth, Im terrified to start ripping into it...
I should probably invest in a pneumatic impact wrench and a air ratchet?
I should probably invest in a pneumatic impact wrench and a air ratchet?
#14
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Originally Posted by suprathepeg
Sounds like an HG. I'd pull the heads and put in a steel slipperplate gasket, either rock or nitroseal (both available through engnbldr.com). This will help a lot when you install the turbo too.
Good luck.
P.S. don't drive it until you fix this.
Good luck.
P.S. don't drive it until you fix this.
#16
naw!! Just your good ole basic set of tools, Torque Wrench, and a get a 14mm 12pt socket for the headbolts, and a 12mm 12pt socket if you go with EB's headbolts.
Get ahold of Engnbldr.com and tell him Jess/Chuki from CascadeCrawlers sent ya, and you want a headgasket kit, and a set of bolts and he'll give ya a good deal on the parts.
You'll need some long extensions to reach the exhaust pipe nuts.
If you have other transportation, just take your time, don't rush, make sure you keep everything clean.
Some other tools I recommend, are some 3M ScotchBrite Pads, and the drill attachment for them. They'll make cleaning the block, and anything gasket surface a hell of alot of easier. Just make sure and clean everything up real good!
Take lots of pictures, mark anything and everything if you have to. When you pop the hood it seems like a daunting task, but its not really. It's just lots of little stuff you gotta get oughta the way. It's just like taking apart a lego house, and having to put it together the same without the instructions.
Don't let it intimidate and just take your time with it.
Get ahold of Engnbldr.com and tell him Jess/Chuki from CascadeCrawlers sent ya, and you want a headgasket kit, and a set of bolts and he'll give ya a good deal on the parts.
You'll need some long extensions to reach the exhaust pipe nuts.
If you have other transportation, just take your time, don't rush, make sure you keep everything clean.
Some other tools I recommend, are some 3M ScotchBrite Pads, and the drill attachment for them. They'll make cleaning the block, and anything gasket surface a hell of alot of easier. Just make sure and clean everything up real good!
Take lots of pictures, mark anything and everything if you have to. When you pop the hood it seems like a daunting task, but its not really. It's just lots of little stuff you gotta get oughta the way. It's just like taking apart a lego house, and having to put it together the same without the instructions.
Don't let it intimidate and just take your time with it.
#17
Originally Posted by Bumpin' Yota
I was just on his site and I cant find the rock/nitroseal slipperplate gasket. Is this a call only item?
#18
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Originally Posted by Bumpin' Yota
I've never done something THIS big before. I dont admit this very often, but its the god's honest truth, Im terrified to start ripping into it...
I should probably invest in a pneumatic impact wrench and a air ratchet?
I should probably invest in a pneumatic impact wrench and a air ratchet?
#19
Here's a pic of the gaskets that come in the HG kit from EB, these are the slipper plate gaskets. You'll notice the slipper plate on the top one.
Last edited by Chuki; 05-24-2006 at 01:42 PM.
#20
Originally Posted by Bumpin' Yota
I've never done something THIS big before. I dont admit this very often, but its the god's honest truth, Im terrified to start ripping into it...
Feel free to pm me with any questions you may have. I know this seems like a huge job. But it's very doable. Especialy with all the resources you have here.
Last edited by ChickenLover; 05-23-2006 at 10:56 PM.