Major Piston Damage!
It might be cheaper to just find another motor out of a wreck?Just a thought.Good Luck!
I'm going to look around tommorow for a short block. I know a guy in town that has 'em for about a $100. Hopefully he's got one. I actually put money down on one right before I got laid off but cancleled. I sure as shoot wish I had it now.
Hard to say if it was to lean, all the oil that piston was passing kind of mudles up the color issue, white exhaust valve is normal. Could have just been a faulty piston.
Terry
10-4 on the oil issue mucking up the color. I suppose it could be a faulty piston Terry. I'll clean all the mung off it tomorrow for a better look at what happened here. The mystery deepens... :-D
OK, I was just thinking that it's possible that a sensor such as the TPS sensor had gone bad and the previous owners just continued to drive it. This would cause the engine to receive too much timing from the computer. They had it replaced eventually but by that time the damage was done. What do you all think? Likely scenario or pissing in the wind?
Wow.....sorry to hear this ramcharger. :scratch:
I hate opening "cans of worms", but glad you found the problem with the Jeep and am confident you can make it right. :thumbup:
Yep, not quite what I expected to find. That piston dropped right out of the bore, lol. The good news is that I caught it before the block and crank went to scrap. The cam chain had 4 degrees of slop, the upper rod bearings were down to copper but not the lowers and the cam was getting ready to self-destruct. The main bearing and rod journals look pretty darn good. :cheers:
OK, I was just thinking that maybe the previous owners had a sensor like the TPS go bad but they just kept driving it. This would cause the engine to receive too much timing. Eventually, they had it replaced but by that time the damage was done. What do you all think? Possible or just pissing into the wind?
