jonny 290
12-14-2002, 06:47 PM
All right, so last night I decided to take my week-old (to me) KA24DE S13 for a drive down the interstate. I hadn't gotten it above 45mph until last night. It's plagued with this rattling noise above 2000 RPM, so i keep revs low in the city - seller told me it was just exhaust problems (grr). Anyways, I was keeping it about 2500 rpm for about 7 minutes to make 65mph, and noticed it losing power up hills.
Right over the crest of a big big hill, it went batshit. Stalled out - restarted it - promptly died. pulled over...
It'll crank, turn over and even run if you give it gas, but there is a definite "loose metal" noise in the engine, and it dies if you let off the gas - quickly.
I've got a few suspects - timing chain guides went nuts, lifter possibly blown, perhaps valve guides...I've heard that the exhaust valves get burned in these engines too.
Any ideas? Towing it tomorrow to a shop
Right over the crest of a big big hill, it went batshit. Stalled out - restarted it - promptly died. pulled over...
It'll crank, turn over and even run if you give it gas, but there is a definite "loose metal" noise in the engine, and it dies if you let off the gas - quickly.
I've got a few suspects - timing chain guides went nuts, lifter possibly blown, perhaps valve guides...I've heard that the exhaust valves get burned in these engines too.
Any ideas? Towing it tomorrow to a shop