Well, the dark clowd that follows me around has struck again , I have been showing the rig a little love with some nice new parts , such as a fuel cell, PVC inserts, wayback kit and in return I get one more blown motor. This make number 3 for this year !!!!!! :mad::mad: I'm trying really hard not to strike a match to this thing.....
I have been getting her ready for the Hang over run over the last few days and today she let me down !!!!
Earlier this fall the little 258 I built lost a piston and self destructed so I started searching for a replacement . I found a 4.0 out of a 95 XJ for free that was supposed to have been a good motor. I put it in and fired it up and soemthing was in #6 hole , it sounded bad and I figured the motor was shot. I was going to just sell it as is and forget about it but right before selling it I started it up and held it to the floor. I had to make sure it was popped
Well turns out it quit making noise and just had a miss , which turned out to be the # 6 spark plug ( it was smashed form whatever was in the hole) . put a plug in it and it ran great...... till today , # 6 punched out both sides of the block soooooooo , my free motor just cost me some coin ........ I would say what ever was in the hole was pressed into the top of the piston and it finally let go causing the con-rod to get slap happy !!!
Found another 258 a little bit ago and I'm going to start over !!!!!! So have fun on the New Years Run , I'll be home wrenching .