I pretty much understand what happened...damn that sucks. So what's your new
motor gonna be? 360? 440? Damn that would rock.
Good luck getting it running again, I always looked up to your Dak as I built
mine, kinda like my Dak's hero.
Later,
Robert
N2mopars@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 99-01-13 09:24:23 EST, you write:
>
> << Let's have everyone who has had a wreck, blown engine, dropped tranny, or
> other catastrophe since he left post the gory details and make sure he
> understands that he is never to leave us again. >>
>
> Well Robert, so you know what you will be paying for (my lawyer will be
> contacting you shortly! he he! just kidding!) My motor lost oil pressure,
> we suspect a cam bearing. After that, a rod bearing went south, rod broke,
> took out the cylinder wall, and a piston. All the main bearings are spun
> about 45 degrees, the rod bearings are all locked up, the big end of the con
> rod went up, locked up the cam, broke the cam gear in 5 or 6 pieces, snapped
> the timing chain, and allowed all the valves to hit all the pistons!!!! The
> crankshaft has a 3/8" gouge in it from the rod. Only usable parts left are:
> flywheel, 2 head castings (I hope!!), harmonic balancer, and intake manifold
> and headers. Oh, the 1.6 roller rockers are still good. My new motor will be
> getting 1.7's, so I am now taking bids on a used (less then 1000miles) set of
> 1.6 rockers, complete. These are the Mopar/Crane Cams ones. All you nee to
> buy are a set of pushrods to go with them (yes, some are bent) and 2 studs
> (OK, I screwed em up pulling them out of the head castings). Guess they arent
> complete! I paid $310 through Westoaks dodge. If intertested, anyone, let me
> know. They will work on a V6, plus you get extra parts!!!
>
> Brad
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