Problems Bad or Real Bad??
07-12-2004, 11:12 PM
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somone help!! Problems Bad or Real Bad?? ok well i decided to go start my car and it started made some knocking noises for 2 seconds and died, wouldnt start back. checked oil, level was real high?? checked radiator, no water. pulled drain plug and i found the water and the oil. is it possibly a head gasket or cracked head or somthing else??? it ran fine saturday(last time i drove it since allen nelson custom tune) what could have caused this to happen?? Info would be helpfull, i guess i will pull the heads of tonight,
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07-12-2004, 11:46 PM
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Wow, that truely blows. I just had a head gasket go out on me, but my car didn't die like yours did. I was able to actually drive it down the the mechanic. That's some bad feelings comming out of that story. Good Luck man.
07-13-2004, 01:45 AM
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Last time mine did that, I had a slow headgasket leak.
Filled up a cylinder with water overnight and it couldn't crank over.
Don't crank anymore or you could bend a rod or more likely just damage a rod bearing.
Filled up a cylinder with water overnight and it couldn't crank over.
Don't crank anymore or you could bend a rod or more likely just damage a rod bearing.
07-13-2004, 04:37 AM
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ok well i pulled my drivers side back spark( #8??) plug out and it was beat down into the spark plug??? im guessing this problem is real bad, i have the heads ready to come off as soon as i cut the headers loose from the y-pipe
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07-13-2004, 03:36 PM
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ok well i got the heads off, OUCH, #8 cyl is beat to hell, the head of the valve broke off and put a whole through the head and filled the cyl up with water. should i check the bottom end out for more damage?? anyways i called the guys and patriot and so far the customer service seems to be great, they offered to fix the head for me, so that will save a little money,
07-14-2004, 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MelloYellow
Did the spring break on that valve? What caused the valve to bend?
07-15-2004, 03:36 AM
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well i got to lokking at the broken piston and i pulled a piece out of the middle and i stuck my finger through to see if anything under it was damaged, well i didnt feel anything so i tried to pull on the piston, it came right on out and crumbled into a glob or broken metal, the rod broke off it at the wrist pin, i havent found the rod yet, guess its probly in the block!!
07-15-2004, 03:43 AM
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Dude, there is bound to be more damage internally. Pull the pan, and check the rods and crank journals for scarring. How does a valve just break? What kind of springs are you running to pull a valve up with enough force to snap it? I have never heard of this before.
07-15-2004, 07:02 AM
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Was there any noise from inside before this? Sounds an aweful lot like you spun a rod bearing - but you typically will hear the signs of that coming.
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