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Okay I've made a few threads about odds and ends on here. Here is a proper update I guess.
So timing belt slipped a tooth, replaced belt drove a couple more weeks like that. Had a guy from my local automotive facebook group come out and do a compression test. All 4 cylinders were in the low 300 psi range, with cylinder 2 the lowest. I figured whatever it still sounds the same and drives about the same, I'll just keep going a little longer until I get the bush truck somewhat road legal.
So a couple weeks go by and I'm hauling a whole W56 transmission with dual cases home in the back, and the truck is blowing terribly black smoke, like more then it's evr blown, and it started cutting out while I was going up a hill. Not good. Well the bush truck has mirrors and taillights finally so its good to go, switched insurance over and immediately started pulling the engine apart.
First thing I noticed
Great, however I have 2 still so **** it.
The head and valves looked decent, however there is a fairly clear imprint of the valves smootching the piston
That wasn't what worried me however. Inspecting cylinder number 2, I couldn't help but notice A GAPING DENT IN THE CYLINDER WALL
so out with the engine
So timing belt slipped a tooth, replaced belt drove a couple more weeks like that. Had a guy from my local automotive facebook group come out and do a compression test. All 4 cylinders were in the low 300 psi range, with cylinder 2 the lowest. I figured whatever it still sounds the same and drives about the same, I'll just keep going a little longer until I get the bush truck somewhat road legal.
So a couple weeks go by and I'm hauling a whole W56 transmission with dual cases home in the back, and the truck is blowing terribly black smoke, like more then it's evr blown, and it started cutting out while I was going up a hill. Not good. Well the bush truck has mirrors and taillights finally so its good to go, switched insurance over and immediately started pulling the engine apart.
First thing I noticed
Great, however I have 2 still so **** it.
The head and valves looked decent, however there is a fairly clear imprint of the valves smootching the piston
That wasn't what worried me however. Inspecting cylinder number 2, I couldn't help but notice A GAPING DENT IN THE CYLINDER WALL
so out with the engine