Blam Blam's Sick

[88v8vert]

What started off as a mustang dress up day turned ugly quick. I had a laundry list of things I wanted to accomplish. I started off with what should have been a routine oil change to get her ready for the burnout contest at the Pilot Mtn. Cruise in. I didn't get any farther than that - Pulled the drain plug and was met with a gush of YELLLOW OIL! Either the little man in the block took a piss in the oil pan < or > Blam Blam has either a crack or a blown head gasket!!!! @&%$@&*$(((@)@ One more thing to eat up a few days! Here's the poor little thing on the rack, waiting for more attention.



Trish is beside herself! But, that's just the way it goes sometimes.

[silver91hatch]

Hopefully its just a blown gasket, running it hard will do it. If its a cracked head(I hope not) I got a set of E7's I'll get go cheap, they just need a clean and seals.

[trish]

Thanks y'all, I am just back from the burn out contest and I almost had a tear in my eye!!

Silver91hatch....Thanks for the info on the alternator, got the 3G from 109 and it is working wonderfully, just gotta deal with the blown head gasket.... HOPEFULLY not a cracked head, will keep ya posted on that.

[silver91hatch]

Now you need a Taurus fan or a Mark VIII fan to keep the beast cool.

[bonesgt]

Yea Trish, I hope all it is, is a head gasket. Sure hope my bed luck didn't rub off on you

[Notch93]

Sorry to hear the bad news Trish. Hope it's just the gasket.

[waynes88gt]

Sorry to hear that, hope it is just a set of gaskets and a quick return to the road

[88v8vert]

Well we are far enough along now to know that we have alot more to do. In a nutshell we are at the beginning stages of a complete overhaul. Once the engine was out of the car we immediately found one broken pushrod - as we delved farther into the engine more things became clear. Still haven't found a smoking gun on the antifreeze problem - gaskets looked good - close inspection of heads didn't reveal any obvious cracks and ditto for the bare block inspection - everything is headed to to race shop tomorrow for inspection and correction, will post again later with the news from the machine shop. Here's a few pics to keep you entertained (Trish is laughing all the way to the BANK!!!!)













Our Grandaughter only had one question - WHERE's the ENGINE!

[silver91hatch]

Well, its time for a stroker and a big stall for the C4.

[trish]

YES I agree with you on that....wanna loan me some money LOL

[silver91hatch]

What heads are those you pulled off?? They're aluminum I can see....

[88v8vert]

ProComp 195cc/60cc heads w/ 2.02 intake & 1.60 exhaust - looked them up on Jegs and was finally able to ID them. Definately a Budget Build. Not really THE cheapest but getting close. But in all honesty, prior to the meltdown it was plenty hot for Trish's antics.

[silver91hatch]

I've heard good and bad about them, but they are better than E7's anyday.