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Jake Raby · 10-14-2010, 09:05 AM

JTP,
Thanks for the kind words...
I wanted to take this opportunity to illustrate how these engines should be cared for and examined when they have had potential failures..

The general way a shop attacks a problem like this is by "throwing parts at it" to see what repairs the issue.. This engine also had all the classic examples of a total failure, so many would say "its blown up, replace it" when the reality of it is the engine might not have had much going on at all..

Its too early to say, but I am hopeful that we can have this car repaired within 48 hours from the time it failed... It arrived on the perfect day, we are awaiting parts for every other job in the shop!!

Mike,
If this rod is bent, it has not been shortened, it has more than likely been twisted in the bore, which is how I have seen these rods deform in the past with hydro-lock.

10-14-2010, 09:05 AM	#31
Jake Raby Engine Surgeon Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cleveland GA USA Posts: 2,425	JTP, Thanks for the kind words... I wanted to take this opportunity to illustrate how these engines should be cared for and examined when they have had potential failures.. The general way a shop attacks a problem like this is by "throwing parts at it" to see what repairs the issue.. This engine also had all the classic examples of a total failure, so many would say "its blown up, replace it" when the reality of it is the engine might not have had much going on at all.. Its too early to say, but I am hopeful that we can have this car repaired within 48 hours from the time it failed... It arrived on the perfect day, we are awaiting parts for every other job in the shop!! Mike, If this rod is bent, it has not been shortened, it has more than likely been twisted in the bore, which is how I have seen these rods deform in the past with hydro-lock. __________________ Jake Raby/www.flat6innovations.com IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor US Patent 8,992,089 & US Patent 9,416,697 Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist Last edited by Jake Raby; 10-14-2010 at 09:08 AM.