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Date: 24 Sep 2004 19:15:35 GMT
From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net>
Subject: Re: What's wrong with this picture (99 Turbo)


On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 14:53:42 -0400, Fred W. <Fred.Willsnospamove> wrote: > > "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message > news:2rispfF1av27eU2nospamberlin.de... >> >> Yup! Number 2 (second from rear of car) is the culprit. Notice also >> that the marks that show front/back of pistons are in line on 3 of 'em, >> and about 120 degrees off on that one. I fear for the bore. > > Sounds like the rod broke. There is a connecting rod bolt that rattled out through the bottom of something, ended up on the driveway in about a gallon of motor oil. Not good. Obviously there's a hole in something, probably the tranny case. Worst case, it took out the rod, block, crank, and tranny. Best case isn't too much different at this point, but more details soon. > I don't think having the piston sitting at TDC > all the time would do anything to the bore. The crank might have been > damaged and obviously the rod. Plus the valves might have gotten knocked > around some Well, depends on where the rod is disconnected, and if taht's been thrashing around. The valves for #2 _look_ OK but I figure I'll pull the cam, take out the tappets, and spin the valves to see if they're still straight. If I'm going _that_ far, might as well lap in all the valves...sigh... But, the head looks good, the turbo and clutch are fine, and the damage seems to be short-block and below. If I'm lucky, the crank and block survived, but I think I'm gonna need a tranny. Can I put a 5-speed in a '78 99 Turbo? Will it fit? What would I have to change in the gearshift mechanism or elsewhere? How horribly unauthentic would that be? Would the speedometer become inaccurate? Dave Hinz

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