Sounds like a ported piston to me, sorry to hear about that.
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph "Fastdak"
~Supercharged 360ci, 5-spd, 8 3/4 rear / 3.90-SG
1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Berry" <coolva1@cox.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 7:31 AM
Subject: DML: The 'ol 318 gave up under boost last night... :(
> I'm too tired to re-write the story, so I'll post what I posted to the
local
> message board...
>
> I think I blew a piston or something major...
>
> I was on my way back from the pet store with a buddy from ODU on
Brambleton
> when I was gettin on the gas a lil... I punched it right quick and it
> dropped a gear, but thats when it happened...
> the motor started clanking real loud, smoke was pouring outta the
exhaust...
> barely running...
> I was gonna try to make it back to ODU, but got cought by a red light, and
i
> tryed to keep her running, holding the gas to the floor, the motor just
> slowly died.... the guy infront of me jumped outta his car, and asked me
if
> the truck was on fire... heh.. I said no, I think I blew my motor up... so
> he said good luck, and went on (nice guy, didnt have to stop)
> So, I sat on branbleton and called my dad he said to call AAA and they'd
get
> a tow truck out... So I called and they sent a tow truck, and a police man
> pulled up and sat there fer a bit with me and Harrold, and another cruser
> came up with a push bar and pushed me onto Colley to get me outta
traffic...
> and gave me a flair and said good luck and left....
> Just fer shits and giggles I tryed to start it to see what it would do, it
> shook really bad and died slowly again... then the towtruck showed up and
> took us home...
>
> When I stopped when I died the first time, I noticed oil smoke like coming
> very strongly from the breather (gushing smoke out) but there was no oil
> drippin anywhere or any other fluids...
>
> Does this sound like I may have blown a piston or rings or something?
Anyone
> gotta idea where I should start looking?
>
> Anyways... tonight was interesting... and COLD!!
>
> Hopefully she'll be taken care of and be running right within a few months
> <sigh>
>
> I just waxed it for the first time since Summer today too.... Oh well... I
> guess I'll spend more of my free time home workin on the truck.....
>
> Tim Berry - Chesapeake, VA
> 97 CC 318 Auto 4x2
> Best 1/4: 13.28@103.75
> (I guess the boost was a lil much)
>
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