Yes, 'tis true... sad but true. My '93 Truck (the silver one in my profile pic) recently developed an aneurysm, and last Friday (the 21st) it finally blew out. The frustrating thing is that said aneurysm was on the side of one of the water jackets, inside the block itself.

What I now have, essentially, is an oatmeal factory rather than an engine.

Water and oil do not mix well. What's interesting about it is that it's totally self-contained within the engine; no coolant is leaking, nor is it escaping through the head/valve ports or the head gasket. It instead mixes in with the oil (very well I might add, with essentially four high-speed eggbeaters turning around - the bearing end caps/rods...) and turns it into something that looks like a melted chocolate Frosty from Wendy's...


Here's my situation though: I can't afford to put another engine in it. So I'm basically gonna have to fix her myself. I have a friend/neighbor who owns a very nice blast furnace capable of easily bringing cast iron and steel alloys to a molten heat... Picture the rest for yourself. I bet you can... it's really no different than patching a hole in your favorite pair of bluejeans, just a little bit more time-consuming and a whole helluva lot hotter.

Let me know what you guys (and gals) think of this plan. Is it totally bat**** insane? Probably. Will I do it? Absolutely.

 

Are your KMS (Sorry Im from Canada) Around 240xxx or 400xxx, If so, most Pickups around the early to mid 90s are known for pushing the timing chain through the water pump, mixing oil and antifreze, creating a hell of a mess, and apparently the heater doesnt work well either. I actually have a spare timing chain and water pump, waiting on the impending nuisance.