Look at Crack Piston while Rebuilding my 3VZE
04-24-2013, 01:06 PM
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Look at Crack Piston while Rebuilding my 3VZE
When I went to the machine shop, the same shop that is doing a complete rebuilding of my motor, this is what they found
I didnt have time to take actual picture, plus it was too dark, but this pictures looks almost exactly the same, however mines is worse
I didnt have time to take actual picture, plus it was too dark, but this pictures looks almost exactly the same, however mines is worse
Bet that was guzzling oil
04-24-2013, 02:04 PM
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No, it wasn't, actually. But it was losing ≥ 70 PSI of compression on that cylinder. There was a seperate(d) piece plugging that hole up, until I removed the piston from the engine.
Might not be necessary(I put in new STD size). Not a bad idea though. If feasible...
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Thanks Mudhippy, I was amazed at how my piston looked exactly as yours... thanks for the picture... but since I went to the machine shop for lunch, I didnt have a lot of time to take pictures of everything..
They took my motor completely apart, I saw the bottom end and top end... they also made me feel "the inside" of the sleeve, it was bad, I could feel a huge bump in it... so what do they do in this situation?
They took my motor completely apart, I saw the bottom end and top end... they also made me feel "the inside" of the sleeve, it was bad, I could feel a huge bump in it... so what do they do in this situation?
04-24-2013, 03:56 PM
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If it's as bad as it sounds...boring .040" over might not be enough. And the largest pistons for this engine that are readily available are only 1.0mm/.040" OS(AFAIK).
In that case the cylinders would need sleeved. Since there are no sleeves to be simply replaced(would be afterwards though). But that's a rather complicated/expensive/time-consuming process. Considering it's usually a whole lot easier/cheaper/quicker to find another rebuilt/rebuildable short/long block(or, if $ is limited, just a decent used, and/or rebuildable, cylinder block).
In that case the cylinders would need sleeved. Since there are no sleeves to be simply replaced(would be afterwards though). But that's a rather complicated/expensive/time-consuming process. Considering it's usually a whole lot easier/cheaper/quicker to find another rebuilt/rebuildable short/long block(or, if $ is limited, just a decent used, and/or rebuildable, cylinder block).
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Just wanted to update everyone, I got my engine completely rebuilt, and I have driven 500 miles and it has worked flawlessly! (knocking on wood)
However, 3 days when they originally gave it to me, it blew a rod (thats what they said), they completely rebuilt it again, and this time I believe gave me a new crankshaft, because the other one was way too machined (thats what I think they said)
However, 3 days when they originally gave it to me, it blew a rod (thats what they said), they completely rebuilt it again, and this time I believe gave me a new crankshaft, because the other one was way too machined (thats what I think they said)
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My head gasket went back out 3-4-2014...
Im giving up on this truck I totalled it yesterday in a car accident, after I tried to repair the head gasket going out just this monday, as a matter of fact, I was trying it out towing my boat yesterday just to see how it would do on the freeway, never made it, somebody caught in front of me and i couldnt stop and totalled the truck? not really totalled but I could hear the engine clack??
It was trouble free for exactly 10 months, I loved it, thankfully I towed my boat about 30 times during the last 10 months, I took it to Laughlin, Las Vegas, Piru, Elsinore, Castaic.
I went everywhere, so I got my use out of it, not much though, I put $3,400 into it ($1600 for the truck, $1800 for the rebuilt motor).
I didnt want to spend another $1,1000 (that would take me to $4500)... im giving up on it, loved it though, but the cost of the repair (just in body work) probably $2000, plus the head gasket problem... not sure if its cost effective...\
Im giving up on this truck I totalled it yesterday in a car accident, after I tried to repair the head gasket going out just this monday, as a matter of fact, I was trying it out towing my boat yesterday just to see how it would do on the freeway, never made it, somebody caught in front of me and i couldnt stop and totalled the truck? not really totalled but I could hear the engine clack??
It was trouble free for exactly 10 months, I loved it, thankfully I towed my boat about 30 times during the last 10 months, I took it to Laughlin, Las Vegas, Piru, Elsinore, Castaic.
I went everywhere, so I got my use out of it, not much though, I put $3,400 into it ($1600 for the truck, $1800 for the rebuilt motor).
I didnt want to spend another $1,1000 (that would take me to $4500)... im giving up on it, loved it though, but the cost of the repair (just in body work) probably $2000, plus the head gasket problem... not sure if its cost effective...\
03-07-2014, 02:11 PM
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My head gasket went back out 3-4-2014...
Im giving up on this truck I totalled it yesterday in a car accident, after I tried to repair the head gasket going out just this monday, as a matter of fact, I was trying it out towing my boat yesterday just to see how it would do on the freeway, never made it, somebody caught in front of me and i couldnt stop and totalled the truck? not really totalled but I could hear the engine clack??
It was trouble free for exactly 10 months, I loved it, thankfully I towed my boat about 30 times during the last 10 months, I took it to Laughlin, Las Vegas, Piru, Elsinore, Castaic.
I went everywhere, so I got my use out of it, not much though, I put $3,400 into it ($1600 for the truck, $1800 for the rebuilt motor).
I didnt want to spend another $1,1000 (that would take me to $4500)... im giving up on it, loved it though, but the cost of the repair (just in body work) probably $2000, plus the head gasket problem... not sure if its cost effective...\
Im giving up on this truck I totalled it yesterday in a car accident, after I tried to repair the head gasket going out just this monday, as a matter of fact, I was trying it out towing my boat yesterday just to see how it would do on the freeway, never made it, somebody caught in front of me and i couldnt stop and totalled the truck? not really totalled but I could hear the engine clack??
It was trouble free for exactly 10 months, I loved it, thankfully I towed my boat about 30 times during the last 10 months, I took it to Laughlin, Las Vegas, Piru, Elsinore, Castaic.
I went everywhere, so I got my use out of it, not much though, I put $3,400 into it ($1600 for the truck, $1800 for the rebuilt motor).
I didnt want to spend another $1,1000 (that would take me to $4500)... im giving up on it, loved it though, but the cost of the repair (just in body work) probably $2000, plus the head gasket problem... not sure if its cost effective...\
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