Rebuilding engine - Page 3

speedjunkie · 01-26-2011, 11:04 AM

No I hear what you're saying, I'd imagine they would be sturdy and for one to snap while there is hardly any force applied is just kooky. That's what I meant when I said it was a crap shoot, so I guess I used the wrong term haha. Yeah, boinger engines, who needs 'em?! lol

What all did you get done? The irons, housings, rotors and e-shaft or was there more?

***TitaniumTT*** · 01-26-2011, 03:14 PM

Ah, yeah, I see what ya mean... I was likening it to Glenns experience with the 8 shaft.... wierd shit for sure, I guess, I dunno.... he's really opposed to it, as I can understand. I just wish someone could say definitevly one way or another.

***TitaniumTT*** · 01-26-2011, 03:15 PM

Derr.....
I had the irons, stat gears/bearings, rotors w/bearings, and e-shaft done

chickenwafer · 01-26-2011, 09:18 PM

I was honestly expecting the carnage to be worse from your description on phone man! But yeah that bearing is TOAST! Housings look slightly worse than I anticipated.

I agree with those rotors being 3mm candidates. Although I have heard too that they seal worse than 2mm? I am not the expert here, sorry.

speedjunkie · 01-27-2011, 11:11 AM

Well, after taking a closer look at the housings last night, I believe it would be best to change the title of this thread from rebuilding engine to buying completely different engine LOL. There are small cracks next to each spark plug port. So I'm either looking for a good engine with low miles, large streetport, preferrably using the seals I'm looking for...or an engine that needs a rebuild that still has good usable parts.

I haven't torn down my old engine yet, I plan on doing that tonight. Maybe it will still be usable haha.

speedjunkie · 01-28-2011, 01:10 AM

So I tore down the old engine tonight, the engine that was in the car when I bought it. HOLY CRAP this thing is almost flawless! It's unreal how nice it is. The irons are amazingly smooth, the housings have slight chatter marks and the front housing has a small crack next to the leading spark plug port. There was one rubber insert missing from one of the corner seals on one of the rotors. On each rotor one oil ring stuck to the iron as I removed the parts, not sure how much that means, if anything. Other than that this thing is amazing! I'm so happy haha.

speedjunkie · 01-28-2011, 01:20 AM

Dazed and Rotarded · 01-29-2011, 12:31 PM

I gotta rip my rew apart tonight in hopes of making it to the gap..lol as far as I know it just lost coolant seal's but we'll see.. lol doubt I'm that lucky.. i'd contact goopey for the re-finishing of the housing if it was me.. for 125 plus shipping , you can't beat it.. good luck bro and hope to see you there!

speedjunkie · 01-29-2011, 01:09 PM

Thanks! Good luck with your results too. Even though I have no idea what happened to this engine to make it go, I realize now that I'd much rather lose a coolant seal than an apex seal LOL.

I've been thinking about sending it to Goopy but the crack goes pretty deep so I doubt they'd be able to save it and I'm worried that their resurfacing might have the same effects of resurfacing an iron and not re-nitrading it, which is what I did to my irons and they are unusable now. Regardless I think the crack is too deep anyway and I'll need a new(er) housing.

Dazed and Rotarded · 01-29-2011, 08:35 PM

Welp.. a few hours later and 5 stitches it is indeed a coolant seal.. and thank god.. but I did learn a lesson on how shape the side of a housing is lol.. now to get them ordered and installed and we're on our way kido's! That suck's about your housing.. atleast you have that spare laying around..lol could be worse.

Dazed and Rotarded · 01-29-2011, 08:55 PM

Sorry I doubled up lol

speedjunkie · 01-29-2011, 11:20 PM

So you cut yourself breaking the engine open? That sucks!

Yeah it's unfortunate. I'm not sure which spare you're talking about, I don't have spares laying around LOL.

Dazed and Rotarded · 01-30-2011, 12:01 AM

My bad man.. I was thinking you had a spare short block for some reason..and yes lol I cut it to the bone.. I was bleeding like i'd been drinkin , oh well. Live and learn.

speedjunkie · 01-30-2011, 01:57 AM

No the good engine I just took apart is the spare short block LOL, and the housings in the one that just came out of the car are trashed too.

Holy crap man, well I'm glad you got it fixed up.

Sideo · 02-14-2011, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Dazed and Rotarded

My bad man.. I was thinking you had a spare short block for some reason..and yes lol I cut it to the bone.. I was bleeding like i'd been drinkin , oh well. Live and learn.

I litterally cannot work on the fd without injuring myself. few weeks ago trying to break some spot welds i totally missed with the hammer and hit my finger still hurts to use it.

01-26-2011, 03:14 PM	#32
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01-26-2011, 03:15 PM	#33
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	Derr..... I had the irons, stat gears/bearings, rotors w/bearings, and e-shaft done __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

01-28-2011, 01:10 AM	#36
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 20	Engine #2 (original engine) So I tore down the old engine tonight, the engine that was in the car when I bought it. HOLY CRAP this thing is almost flawless! It's unreal how nice it is. The irons are amazingly smooth, the housings have slight chatter marks and the front housing has a small crack next to the leading spark plug port. There was one rubber insert missing from one of the corner seals on one of the rotors. On each rotor one oil ring stuck to the iron as I removed the parts, not sure how much that means, if anything. Other than that this thing is amazing! I'm so happy haha. Last edited by speedjunkie; 01-28-2011 at 01:17 AM.

01-29-2011, 12:31 PM	#38
Dazed and Rotarded douche bag Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hell Posts: 109 Rep Power: 16	I gotta rip my rew apart tonight in hopes of making it to the gap..lol as far as I know it just lost coolant seal's but we'll see.. lol doubt I'm that lucky.. i'd contact goopey for the re-finishing of the housing if it was me.. for 125 plus shipping , you can't beat it.. good luck bro and hope to see you there! __________________ - chris xbox live - GraveConditions R.I.P paul gray - # 2 Last edited by Dazed and Rotarded; 01-29-2011 at 12:34 PM.

01-29-2011, 08:35 PM	#40
Dazed and Rotarded douche bag Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hell Posts: 109 Rep Power: 16	Welp.. a few hours later and 5 stitches it is indeed a coolant seal.. and thank god.. but I did learn a lesson on how shape the side of a housing is lol.. now to get them ordered and installed and we're on our way kido's! That suck's about your housing.. atleast you have that spare laying around..lol could be worse. __________________ - chris xbox live - GraveConditions R.I.P paul gray - # 2

01-26-2011, 11:04 AM	#31
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 20	No I hear what you're saying, I'd imagine they would be sturdy and for one to snap while there is hardly any force applied is just kooky. That's what I meant when I said it was a crap shoot, so I guess I used the wrong term haha. Yeah, boinger engines, who needs 'em?! lol What all did you get done? The irons, housings, rotors and e-shaft or was there more?

01-26-2011, 09:18 PM	#34
chickenwafer Boost Whore Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	I was honestly expecting the carnage to be worse from your description on phone man! But yeah that bearing is TOAST! Housings look slightly worse than I anticipated. I agree with those rotors being 3mm candidates. Although I have heard too that they seal worse than 2mm? I am not the expert here, sorry.

01-27-2011, 11:11 AM	#35
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 20	Well, after taking a closer look at the housings last night, I believe it would be best to change the title of this thread from rebuilding engine to buying completely different engine LOL. There are small cracks next to each spark plug port. So I'm either looking for a good engine with low miles, large streetport, preferrably using the seals I'm looking for...or an engine that needs a rebuild that still has good usable parts. I haven't torn down my old engine yet, I plan on doing that tonight. Maybe it will still be usable haha.

01-28-2011, 01:20 AM	#37
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 20

01-29-2011, 01:09 PM	#39
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 20	Thanks! Good luck with your results too. Even though I have no idea what happened to this engine to make it go, I realize now that I'd much rather lose a coolant seal than an apex seal LOL. I've been thinking about sending it to Goopy but the crack goes pretty deep so I doubt they'd be able to save it and I'm worried that their resurfacing might have the same effects of resurfacing an iron and not re-nitrading it, which is what I did to my irons and they are unusable now. Regardless I think the crack is too deep anyway and I'll need a new(er) housing.

01-29-2011, 08:55 PM	#41
Dazed and Rotarded douche bag Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hell Posts: 109 Rep Power: 16	Sorry I doubled up lol __________________ - chris xbox live - GraveConditions R.I.P paul gray - # 2 Last edited by Dazed and Rotarded; 01-29-2011 at 11:18 PM. Reason: double post

01-29-2011, 11:20 PM	#42
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 20	So you cut yourself breaking the engine open? That sucks! Yeah it's unfortunate. I'm not sure which spare you're talking about, I don't have spares laying around LOL.

01-30-2011, 12:01 AM	#43
Dazed and Rotarded douche bag Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hell Posts: 109 Rep Power: 16	My bad man.. I was thinking you had a spare short block for some reason..and yes lol I cut it to the bone.. I was bleeding like i'd been drinkin , oh well. Live and learn. __________________ - chris xbox live - GraveConditions R.I.P paul gray - # 2

01-30-2011, 01:57 AM	#44
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 20	No the good engine I just took apart is the spare short block LOL, and the housings in the one that just came out of the car are trashed too. Holy crap man, well I'm glad you got it fixed up.