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I can top that
Posted by DrewP [Email] (more from DrewP) on Tue, 18 May 2010 15:04:22
In Reply to: We've all made them, saabdoc, Sun, 16 May 2010 08:10:18
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I thought I was way too smart for stupid mistakes - the night or two after I bought my cheap Viggen 'vert with blown head gasket I stayed late after a full day of work to swap the head, lots of water contaminant in the oil.
Drained all the beige jello out of the pan, swapped head and fresh gasket and re-assemble everything, then go to flush all the milky soup out of the oil, 3, 4, 5 fresh oil changes in quick succession with the cheapest AutoZone brand oil you can get.
It's something like 4am now, and I've had like 3 Red Bulls and a burrito to eat for dinner, and I idle the car for 30+ mins and drive it home and back to work the next day.... without filling the oil back up after the last drain.
As the lifters in the new head quieted down, the rod knock got louder and louder and the clacking stayed pretty much constant.
Luckily, the inlet valves weren't sealing in cyl. #4 and it was only running on 3 cylinders anyway and I had to tear it all back down anyway.
The good news is it has a nice fully rebuilt engine in it now.
Best,
Drew
Posts in this Thread:
- hi, stupid mistake (oil change) kind of long, john, Sat, 15 May 2010 19:18:28
- big danger, Dean, Mon, 17 May 2010 10:35:18
- Re: hi, stupid mistake (oil change) kind of long, vikingbobby, Sun, 16 May 2010 20:36:56
- probably better than what Jiffy Lube would put it it!, jarrald, Sun, 16 May 2010 18:13:12
- Re: Here's what I found doing a google search, ScottA, Sun, 16 May 2010 08:39:39
- We've all made them, saabdoc, Sun, 16 May 2010 08:10:18
- I can top that, DrewP, Tue, 18 May 2010 15:04:22 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: hi, stupid mistake (oil change) kind of long, john, Sun, 16 May 2010 07:15:35
- Why only 3-3/4 quarts?, MI-Roger , Sun, 16 May 2010 06:16:02
- I can't stop laughing...cause sounds like something, Wasabi, Sun, 16 May 2010 05:54:16
- don't feel bad, but, fraero95, Sat, 15 May 2010 20:22:10
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