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cam.man67 · 03-22-2011, 08:25 PM

Last week I replaced the old intake manifold with a new Edelbrock aluminum one. The old one was porous and four bolts had actually rusted to it (!!!) that had to be cut off. In the process of removing the old intake I broke a chisel (it was really stuck on there!), thought I got the piece out. Put the manifold back on, got the timing set, the motor starts but sounds awful. There's a violent knocking, like something's come loose and banging around. Oh, crap. I think it might be something in the valvetrain, so I drag it down to my mechanic neighbor for him to take a look at, he gives me a call today. I come up, turns out it's in cylinder 1, and it crushed the end of the spark plug, but he can't get the piece out. Long story short, the chisel piece (which I apparently didn't remove) made its way down to cyl, 1 trashed the cylinder head, and punched a hole in the piston.

I learned an very expensive lesson.

...So, it looks like its time for me to get ahold of a new motor.

I'm thinking about either a 6.2 Detroit or a 350/260, then rebuild the old motor to sell in order to recoup some of the costs.

Zoomin · 03-22-2011, 10:33 PM

Ouch!

dubds10 · 03-23-2011, 12:26 AM

And I thought I was having bad luck this week when my u-joint blew apart, taking a piece of my driveshaft with it, and a piece off the ears on the output on the rear diff lol Who would've thunk it

03-22-2011, 08:25 PM	#1
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Bummer of a day... Last week I replaced the old intake manifold with a new Edelbrock aluminum one. The old one was porous and four bolts had actually rusted to it (!!!) that had to be cut off. In the process of removing the old intake I broke a chisel (it was really stuck on there!), thought I got the piece out. Put the manifold back on, got the timing set, the motor starts but sounds awful. There's a violent knocking, like something's come loose and banging around. Oh, crap. I think it might be something in the valvetrain, so I drag it down to my mechanic neighbor for him to take a look at, he gives me a call today. I come up, turns out it's in cylinder 1, and it crushed the end of the spark plug, but he can't get the piece out. Long story short, the chisel piece (which I apparently didn't remove) made its way down to cyl, 1 trashed the cylinder head, and punched a hole in the piston. I learned an very expensive lesson. ...So, it looks like its time for me to get ahold of a new motor. I'm thinking about either a 6.2 Detroit or a 350/260, then rebuild the old motor to sell in order to recoup some of the costs. __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73 Last edited by cam.man67; 03-22-2011 at 08:25 PM.

03-22-2011, 10:33 PM	#2
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03-23-2011, 12:26 AM	#3
dubds10 Stalker Nate Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Langley, BC, Canada Posts: 1,556	Re: Bummer of a day... And I thought I was having bad luck this week when my u-joint blew apart, taking a piece of my driveshaft with it, and a piece off the ears on the output on the rear diff lol Who would've thunk it __________________ 1957 GMC SWB stepper modified summer time driver 1963 Chevy Fire Dept. Command Center Van 2 ton - future food vending truck project 1965 Chevy P10 Ice Cream Truck project Instagram - TheDonutDiner FaceBook - @UscreamIscream



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