So im driving my 97 and I start to hear a slight engine noise. It was so slight I had to turn the radio off to hear it but it was there. So I immediatly pulled it in the garage, yanked and disassembled the motor to check it out. I found a few imperfections in the block and a wierd substance in the pan but not sure if these are my issue. If you guys have any input i would really appreciate it cause autozone is only open for another hour and a half and i need to get to work tomorrow!
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A little JB Weld will fix that right up!

lol........ouch!!!

If JB Weld don't do it, I can send you some gorilla tape. Should do the trick and fix that right up. It might take a bit of patience though. :p

I like the story! :lol:


But holy cow! Thats gnarly.

If that little issue is too much for you to fix I'll take it. Also need a solid backup:eek:

Should have turned the radio louder and kept driving!! Would have been easier to remove--being in smaller pieces and all.

Everything looks to be in order

that is nothing to worry about, i would keep running it that way

Should use less fuel now. Also run a bit cooler with the air cooled crank case.

All you guys are clowns!!! Ya so I bought this car for 300 bucks with a blown engine. I call the dude I bought it from to congratulate him on grenading the motor so well and acted like he wasn't aware of the carnage! I guess he thought I'd be mad or sumptin. He said he thought he spun a bearing! I can just imagine what this sounded like at 5 or so thousand rpm's

put it back in and try that castrol gtx high mileage oil that :q:q:q:q is the bomb!! it will make that thing purrrrrrrrrrrrr

It looks like you've got a few back-ups laying around!

You should ship it to Laser, he can paint that and make it look beautiful!

My new motor I am putting in my car has that mod done to it!!!

Hey do you guys think it's even worth taking the heads off of this motor? Im thinking they are junk since a rod broke on both sides.

Junk em

WOW thats all I got to say!

Take the heads off, remove cams ect ect, toss em in the aluminum pile