Rain hit S. Florida really hard right before dinner last night. So when things calm down a bit, me and my wife decide to go to one of our favorite Italian joint and get few goodies at the grocery store on the way back. As we were driving I could see that the drain were over work and some street were partially flooded on the right hand side of the road. We were taking it easy... As we turn in the strip mall parking lot I can see there was a fair amount of water... I just took a little swing I didn't think having 5-6 inches of water for about 10 ft long won't be an issue... $hit hit the fan right there!!!!!!:banghead:
Half way in the car stalled! I tough the engine might have swallow a bit of water and just stalled. Try to crank it... nothing. So I decide to get out the car and check things out under the hood. The water was all the way to the rocker panel (6" of water) I checked things out under the hood... nothing majorly wrong there... So I went to the back to try to push the car out of the water since I was almost out. By the time I get at the rear of the car I had water all the way above my knees!!! After few attempt we end up calling a friend to get a ride home. Drove the 6R to work and get my other car that I left at work on Friday. Get to the injured car, remove the plugs and try to start it just to remove the water that was trap in the cylinder. Nothing... So I put the car in gear and push it back and forth... then the water came out about 10 ft in the air! Start again and the engine was spinning freely. I re install the spark plug back in air try to start it again... HiiiiIhiiiiiHiiiiiHiiiiiii!!!! I knew right there that things were bad...
I end up going back at work, picking up the truck and 26 ft trailer and toe my Suzuki back at work.
From there I had 3 scenario
1- The timming chain skip 1 tooth and it's out of sink (was hoping)
2- It skip more than that and I bend few valves (most possible...)
3- Hydro lock the engine so bad that I bend few rods and engine is done!
Well, all I can say is I didn't sleep that good!
Got to work early and unload the car... Rip the valve cover off, spark plug out, put the car in gear and try to turn the engine... not happy! So looking at the way the cam lob are facing... no good, so I remove both cams, I'm thinking I'll put the engine at TDC and re install the cams were they should and try to turn the engine over...
As I try to find the TDC with a long ratchet extension I can see something is wrong. Every piston are at a different height! 1" between cylinder 1-4... I push down on cyl 4 and the piston when down 1"
I just stop there!:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
Now I had to shop for a "hopefully good engine" Really suck! That motor was top notch!!! 125 000 miles, been changing oil (Mobile Synt 0W20) every 10 000 miles and the engine was barely burning 1/2 a quart... was perfect.
Life suck sometime... every time you think that you finally get your head above water and be able to breath a bit... BANG! back in the hole!
Half way in the car stalled! I tough the engine might have swallow a bit of water and just stalled. Try to crank it... nothing. So I decide to get out the car and check things out under the hood. The water was all the way to the rocker panel (6" of water) I checked things out under the hood... nothing majorly wrong there... So I went to the back to try to push the car out of the water since I was almost out. By the time I get at the rear of the car I had water all the way above my knees!!! After few attempt we end up calling a friend to get a ride home. Drove the 6R to work and get my other car that I left at work on Friday. Get to the injured car, remove the plugs and try to start it just to remove the water that was trap in the cylinder. Nothing... So I put the car in gear and push it back and forth... then the water came out about 10 ft in the air! Start again and the engine was spinning freely. I re install the spark plug back in air try to start it again... HiiiiIhiiiiiHiiiiiHiiiiiii!!!! I knew right there that things were bad...
I end up going back at work, picking up the truck and 26 ft trailer and toe my Suzuki back at work.
From there I had 3 scenario
1- The timming chain skip 1 tooth and it's out of sink (was hoping)
2- It skip more than that and I bend few valves (most possible...)
3- Hydro lock the engine so bad that I bend few rods and engine is done!
Well, all I can say is I didn't sleep that good!
Got to work early and unload the car... Rip the valve cover off, spark plug out, put the car in gear and try to turn the engine... not happy! So looking at the way the cam lob are facing... no good, so I remove both cams, I'm thinking I'll put the engine at TDC and re install the cams were they should and try to turn the engine over...
As I try to find the TDC with a long ratchet extension I can see something is wrong. Every piston are at a different height! 1" between cylinder 1-4... I push down on cyl 4 and the piston when down 1"
I just stop there!:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
Now I had to shop for a "hopefully good engine" Really suck! That motor was top notch!!! 125 000 miles, been changing oil (Mobile Synt 0W20) every 10 000 miles and the engine was barely burning 1/2 a quart... was perfect.
Life suck sometime... every time you think that you finally get your head above water and be able to breath a bit... BANG! back in the hole!
