Jon's mud hole strikes again.
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Steven St.Laurent
2003 Dodge 2500 Quad Ram Hemi 5.7 (Oct 20)
2000 Dodge Dakota Hemi 4.7 (Some idot hit the vehicle)
2000 Roush Ford Mustang (1 of 2 beta vehicles)
1999 Chevy Astro (A.K.A. GM Junk) soon to be a cruiser
1993 Geo Tracker (Amazing vehicle that keeps running)
PROJECT CAR:
1992 Suzuki Swift Haybusa GT (fastest stock sub-compact at 200HP/1775lb
vehicle)
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Future Purchases:
2000(?) Dodge Truck (next project vehicle)
2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 with a V-10 (replace the Tracker)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Jon
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 7:55 PM
To: dml@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Mud pit 1, Ram 0
Well, I might as well get this out of the way...
I took the Ram through the mud pit, it dropped down into a hole, sucked
water into the engine and instantly hydrolocked it. We sucked maybe 12-16
ounces of water out through the spark plug holes, and there is water sitting
down in the intake too. Plus, I snapped off the #7 spark plug in the head
while trying to remove it, the driver's side plugs were a REAL BEAR to
remove, and this one came apart - it split in half and the core came out
leaving the rest sitting in the head. You can look down into it and see
the back side of the electrode. :-( I was planning to just suck the
water out, R&R the intake, change the oil and give it a try but I think
I'll take it to the dealer - I really don't have the time to mess with
this right now!
So, I'm not sure if it cracked a piston or bent a rod yet. I'll wait
to hear the verdict from the dealer and decide what to do. Just in case,
I've already checked prices on rebuilt motors. Looks like I can get a
long block 360 from http://www.dodge-chrysler-auto-truck-engines.com/ for
about $1500-1800 with a 7/70,000 warranty; anyone have any other places
to look? I thought as long as I am replacing it I might as well upgrade
to the 360. Only problem is that in '92, there WAS no Magnum 360, so I
will probably have to use my 318 computer, unless a '93 will work? Anyone
have any experience in that area?
The *really* annoying part about the whole thing is that if I had just
remembered to take 5 seconds to remove the air intake tube, this never
would have happened. :-(
Argh.
-Jon-
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