This is a tuff pill to swallow and I'm still kind of in shock over this. Took my cruiser to a friend of mine for a "tune-up" since I've noticed that she is not running right. Ruff idle, hard time starting it, loss of power, even worse gas mileage than the already horrible gas milage. I thought maybe I had an intake or exhaust leak or something minor. I'm a lot more busy these days with my career and don't have the same time to mess with it on my own like I used to have. He called me to tell me the bad news, he said he did a compression check and my compression numbers are between 60 and 130. He did a leak-down test and we have air coming from the exhaust, the intake and the oil fill. So rings and valves are leaking.
Back story is about 10 years ago I completely rebuilt the motor with the help of a friend who had tons of motor rebuilds under his belt. Took the block to the machine shop to have it "cleaned up" and plained since the machinist said the block was in great shape and you could still see the hatch marks from the factory. He cleaned up the head because he said the valves didn't need to be re-ground. Put a cometic HG on it with ARP fasteners. Sent the injectors off to be cleaned. New water pump, all OEM parts, ect.... After that I put a TRD supercharger on it.
Have made 4 trips across the country and many, many trips in NC and the east coast. Never had a hotter water temp than 205 degrees, changed the oil like clock work, always run premium fuel. I figured that this motor rebuild should outlive me!
So I'm trying to speculate on what could have happened to cause this?! Why would the rings and the valves be out this soon? Even though there's 10 years on the rebuild the milage is probably only around 50,000 miles. He said he noticed the plugs were very dark with a lot of carbon indicating that it was running rich.
Could the supercharger be to blame? Contemplating what mistake, if any, was made and trying to avoid it in the future. Right now there's no real good "cheap" fix. A rebuilt motor isn't cheap, then add the time and labor to remove mine and put the new one in. Replace with a used motor, I don't think that's the best option because I rely on this truck to take me to remote places and get me home. Spoke with Cruisers and Company about a new motor plus turbo. Considering a new motor and putting my supercharger back on. Just not sure what direction to go at this time, but I can't help but wonder if the supercharger deserves blame or what.
Back story is about 10 years ago I completely rebuilt the motor with the help of a friend who had tons of motor rebuilds under his belt. Took the block to the machine shop to have it "cleaned up" and plained since the machinist said the block was in great shape and you could still see the hatch marks from the factory. He cleaned up the head because he said the valves didn't need to be re-ground. Put a cometic HG on it with ARP fasteners. Sent the injectors off to be cleaned. New water pump, all OEM parts, ect.... After that I put a TRD supercharger on it.
Have made 4 trips across the country and many, many trips in NC and the east coast. Never had a hotter water temp than 205 degrees, changed the oil like clock work, always run premium fuel. I figured that this motor rebuild should outlive me!
So I'm trying to speculate on what could have happened to cause this?! Why would the rings and the valves be out this soon? Even though there's 10 years on the rebuild the milage is probably only around 50,000 miles. He said he noticed the plugs were very dark with a lot of carbon indicating that it was running rich.
Could the supercharger be to blame? Contemplating what mistake, if any, was made and trying to avoid it in the future. Right now there's no real good "cheap" fix. A rebuilt motor isn't cheap, then add the time and labor to remove mine and put the new one in. Replace with a used motor, I don't think that's the best option because I rely on this truck to take me to remote places and get me home. Spoke with Cruisers and Company about a new motor plus turbo. Considering a new motor and putting my supercharger back on. Just not sure what direction to go at this time, but I can't help but wonder if the supercharger deserves blame or what.