- Thread starter
- #221
ahhh I see you've got a specific thread for the engine swap. Just read it now...sorry to hear about the blownish engine, that seems pretty uncommon for these. Hopefully you have better luck with the next one! Also makes me hope mine is ok, (haven't run it yet). I'm still knocking out little things including some rust holes in body, hoping to add an update shortly. Last big item is going to be the wiring and the exhaust.
Yeah, not common at all from anything I read. A lot of overseas guys buy them with more miles and flog the crap out of them without breaking them. It may have been due to the PO running WVO. It ruined the EDS pump, gummed it all up. Intake ports on cylinders 1-2 were really nasty from the EGR system, nearly clogged shut on the intake manifold. The #3 cylinder may just be gummed up rings. Once it's all running properly I'm going to autopsy the engine and see if it is something simple. If it is gummed up rings and valves I will clean the rings, Pistons and valves and boil the lifters to get the gunk out. Then reassemble it and test it. If it's a good motor I will sell it, otherwise I may use it for parts and as an adapter jig. Get your stuff done slacker, lets we it on the street!