my new project - Page 22

**scheides** · 05-09-2013

Great video! Bad news about the issues. Fix it and rip it! You're almost there!

**LingLing** · 05-09-2013

I'm surprised the sound doesn't become distorted with the camera sitting inside the dyno room. Props to GoPro for that, and props to Brad for the video!

Thanks for letting me know on Shane's wideband. I'll look for your plug today, and let you know when I find it.

If you're working on the car and someone is at my house to let my dog out I can swing by and lend a hand.

**4seasons69** · 05-09-2013

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Originally Posted by scheides

Great video! Bad news about the issues. Fix it and rip it! You're almost there!

That's the plan! Going to put a timing belt on tonight and do a compression test and a leak down test and go from there

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Originally Posted by LingLing

I'm surprised the sound doesn't become distorted with the camera sitting inside the dyno room. Props to GoPro for that, and props to Brad for the video!

Thanks for letting me know on Shane's wideband. I'll look for your plug today, and let you know when I find it.

If you're working on the car and someone is at my house to let my dog out I can swing by and lend a hand.

I mean if Shane wants to donate it to me I do need a new sensor and this one will work ;-) lol. We will be working on the car tonight so if you want to swing over you can.
I was also surprised by the sound quality from the go pro. Not bad for the little thing.

So the plan is we're going to be working on the car tonight after I get off work. Anyone who wants to join/ hang out is more than welcome to

**LingLing** · 05-09-2013

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Originally Posted by 4seasons69

That's the plan! Going to put a timing belt on tonight and do a compression test and a leak down test and go from there

I mean if Shane wants to donate it to me I do need a new sensor and this one will work ;-) lol. We will be working on the car tonight so if you want to swing over you can.
I was also surprised by the sound quality from the go pro. Not bad for the little thing.

So the plan is we're going to be working on the car tonight after I get off work. Anyone who wants to join/ hang out is more than welcome to

Holla! I'll let you know if I have a temporary dog sitter. lol

**4seasons69** · 05-09-2013

Otherwise I can get you his sensor sometime this weekend if you can't make it over tonight.

evotuner · 05-09-2013

Good luck man!!! Hope its a quick fix

**4seasons69** · 05-10-2013

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Originally Posted by evotuner

Good luck man!!! Hope its a quick fix

Thanks! I need some luck right about now

**4seasons69** · 05-10-2013

Well Paul and I dig into the car a little tonight. It was a shorter experience than I was hoping for. Once we got the timing cover off we found that my oil pump is seized up. We put a 24in breaker bar on it and it wouldn't budge. So before I go any further i have some phone calls to make tomorrow and see what i can find out.

Time for me to change attitudes. Thinking positive. The crank turns over, the cams move, looking inside the valve cover there were no metal shavings, the one cam lobe we could see looked good and smooth, the tops of the pistons don't looked damaged.

So it could be worse

golden763 · 05-10-2013

Do u have ur balance shafts deleted? If so with the stub shaft or the actual race shaft?

**4seasons69** · 05-10-2013

Yes they're deleted and I'm not sure. Whatever map uses on their stage 2 shortblock

golden763 · 05-10-2013

Hmmm ive seen a couple of those stub shafts fuck up pumps and lock up thats why all mitsus beuilt at my work get the race shaft id look into that

**4seasons69** · 05-10-2013

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Originally Posted by golden763

Hmmm ive seen a couple of those stub shafts fuck up pumps and lock up thats why all mitsus beuilt at my work get the race shaft id look into that

That's a good idea. Something I will definitely consider

**4seasons69** · 05-14-2013

So last weekend I pulled the oil pump. I found that it appears that the stub shaft locked up causing the oil pump to lock up. There was some metal in the oil but it was very minimal. I'm going to try and get the 1st rod and main cap pulled tonight to double check the bearings.

If the bearings are good the plan will be to replace the oil pump and put a new oem timing belt on and do a compression test and leak down test to see how the valves are doing.

93gtpeater · 05-14-2013

Wow that sucks. Hopefully you don't have a lot of damage.

**4seasons69** · 05-14-2013

Yeah it is what it is. Preliminary inspections are looking promising. I'm hoping for just a T-belt and oil pump but there is a good chance there is valve damage and maybe bearings too

**4seasons69** · 05-15-2013

So I pulled the first main cap and the #1 rod bearing cap so they could look better and they could look worse. They feel smooth when you run your fingernail across them lightly. Realistically they are probably useable. I'm not 100 percent sure what I'm going to do with them yet. Anyways on to the pics. Feel free to share your opinions on what to do with the bearings.

**Murlo26** · 05-15-2013

I am no expert but that looks similar to ones I see online of people replacing...

Like I said, no expert and take it with a grain of salt. If you can't feel the scratches I am sure it will work but might be better off replacing I guess.

**goodhart** · 05-15-2013

God, bearings are one of those things that are so hard to tell the condition by pictures. You almost have to see them to tell.

golden763 · 05-15-2013

They look pretty nice I saw them I'd reuse them if it were mine

**4seasons69** · 05-15-2013

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

I am no expert but that looks similar to ones I see online of people replacing...

Like I said, no expert and take it with a grain of salt. If you can't feel the scratches I am sure it will work but might be better off replacing I guess.

Yeah i agree. But these only have 600 miles on them. It sucks lol. I dunno It's kind of a crap shoot right now

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Originally Posted by goodhart

God, bearings are one of those things that are so hard to tell the condition by pictures. You almost have to see them to tell.

Yeah i agree. I dunno lol.

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Originally Posted by golden763

They look pretty nice I saw them I'd reuse them if it were mine

I just tend to be overly paranoid.

Well onto some positives. The cylinder walls look just about perfect. the rod and main journals on the crank look perfect. So i dont know what to do with the bearings right now. My overly paranoid self wants to just replace them but I don't want to pull the engine and replacing them in the car looks like a biotch to do.

Right now I'm just sick of working on the car, I'm sick of spending money on it, I'm just plain burnt out on the car right now. I just want it working . Idk I guess we'll see.