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CylonFrakker · 12-03-2006, 09:38 PM

Ok guys I l blew the motor! LOL! I was on my way to the Ravenwood vs. Smyrna State Championship Game. Well I was getting on 840 headed east and I gunned it real hard. Shortly after getting on 840 maybe about 300 yards miles i heard this ticking sound. So I slow down and it goes away. Now I remember on 840 that there was a lot of gravel and my tires being sticky thought they picked up some gravel. Well it suddenly stops so i was like woohoo lets go! Now 840 is a clear highway no cops hardly any traffic and its about 30 miles in length. It joins I65 to I24 and to I40 running perpendicular to all three. Surely enough I glance down and my speed reads 135 and that seems good my rpms look good and my temp gauge reads HOT!!! I shoot a glance to the boost gauge and it was at 20psi!!!! OOPS!!!! I was like oh shit! I slow down and step on the clutch the car shuts itself off. I pop the hood and steam and smoke every where. I can smell coolant. I grab my flashlight and start peeking around the hood and see that my coolant bypass mod with the hard rubber plugs failed right below the upper coolant port on the intake side of the head. Coolant was slowly pouring out now. So now i guess the ticking noise was coolant hitting hot stuff (i.e downpipe, exhaust and other shit). So then I start poking around and realize that the line going from the compressor to the wastegate was disconnected. Now i know everyone is gonna tell me you should have used zipties on your vacuum lines. I did but i forgot one the one on the compressor not the one on the wastegate. I let it cool off for about an hour. Pour coolant in the radiator and filled it up. I checked my oil and it seemed fine and not milky. I cranked it up and it took forever to start and smoke went everywhere and I could smell the heavy scent of coolant. So after some further diagnosis I came to the conclusion that I blew the headgasket. Secondly i also rained the oil through a coffee filter and realized that little pieces of gold metal came out. So there goes the bearings. So rebuild is in order and we will be back even stronger and harder! Pics coming soon.

civilized_drifter · 12-03-2006, 09:46 PM

dude im sorry. i love driving on 840 no cops what so ever. i hope u get it running again.

punxva · 12-03-2006, 10:19 PM

man that sux take some pics of the damage to show us when u pull apart the motor

KingPastry · 12-04-2006, 04:24 PM

that really sucks.. at least you don't have to replace the whole motor.. i've chopped through blocks with broken rods before

CylonFrakker · 12-04-2006, 06:32 PM

iron block FTMFW! If it was a softee aluminum it would have shattered.

*NemeGuero* · 12-04-2006, 07:06 PM

bitchin..good times.
What engine?

KA got the iron block..

CKAMC · 12-04-2006, 08:30 PM

pfft iron or alum... if something wants to leave your block *ie rod(s)* it will make its way out whether you like it or not.

sorry guys but that is one of the lamest excuses ever (the whole its better because its iron)

secondly you didnt have a guage that warns you? what are you using for a boost controler or are you running off the wastegate set spring?

lastly, you dont really have to use a zipie... mini t-bolt clamps are nice.

*NemeGuero* · 12-04-2006, 08:55 PM

^Jealous.

McRussellPants · 12-04-2006, 09:38 PM

lol at thinking your block will shatter.

its like glasszazazazaza.

*!Zar!* · 12-04-2006, 11:38 PM

And to think, if you weren't trying to set a new land speed record, you would've made it to the game.

12-03-2006, 09:38 PM	#1
CylonFrakker Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Nashville TN Age: 39 Posts: 899 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Boom She Goes Ok guys I l blew the motor! LOL! I was on my way to the Ravenwood vs. Smyrna State Championship Game. Well I was getting on 840 headed east and I gunned it real hard. Shortly after getting on 840 maybe about 300 yards miles i heard this ticking sound. So I slow down and it goes away. Now I remember on 840 that there was a lot of gravel and my tires being sticky thought they picked up some gravel. Well it suddenly stops so i was like woohoo lets go! Now 840 is a clear highway no cops hardly any traffic and its about 30 miles in length. It joins I65 to I24 and to I40 running perpendicular to all three. Surely enough I glance down and my speed reads 135 and that seems good my rpms look good and my temp gauge reads HOT!!! I shoot a glance to the boost gauge and it was at 20psi!!!! OOPS!!!! I was like oh shit! I slow down and step on the clutch the car shuts itself off. I pop the hood and steam and smoke every where. I can smell coolant. I grab my flashlight and start peeking around the hood and see that my coolant bypass mod with the hard rubber plugs failed right below the upper coolant port on the intake side of the head. Coolant was slowly pouring out now. So now i guess the ticking noise was coolant hitting hot stuff (i.e downpipe, exhaust and other shit). So then I start poking around and realize that the line going from the compressor to the wastegate was disconnected. Now i know everyone is gonna tell me you should have used zipties on your vacuum lines. I did but i forgot one the one on the compressor not the one on the wastegate. I let it cool off for about an hour. Pour coolant in the radiator and filled it up. I checked my oil and it seemed fine and not milky. I cranked it up and it took forever to start and smoke went everywhere and I could smell the heavy scent of coolant. So after some further diagnosis I came to the conclusion that I blew the headgasket. Secondly i also rained the oil through a coffee filter and realized that little pieces of gold metal came out. So there goes the bearings. So rebuild is in order and we will be back even stronger and harder! Pics coming soon. __________________ UGR.....SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES....

12-03-2006, 09:46 PM	#2
civilized_drifter Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spring hill, TN Age: 32 Posts: 584 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dude im sorry. i love driving on 840 no cops what so ever. i hope u get it running again. __________________

12-04-2006, 04:24 PM	#4
KingPastry Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Phoenix Age: 35 Posts: 11 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that really sucks.. at least you don't have to replace the whole motor.. i've chopped through blocks with broken rods before __________________ Need Installation Help (Motor Swaps, Clutch, Exhaust)? Send me a pm if you need any help at a fraction of the shop price Phoenix Area Last edited by KingPastry; 12-04-2006 at 10:31 PM..

12-04-2006, 06:32 PM	#5
CylonFrakker Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Nashville TN Age: 39 Posts: 899 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	iron block FTMFW! If it was a softee aluminum it would have shattered. __________________ UGR.....SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES....

12-04-2006, 07:06 PM	#6
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 36 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	bitchin..good times. What engine? KA got the iron block.. __________________

12-04-2006, 08:30 PM	#7
CKAMC Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Desert Age: 34 Posts: 4,804 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	pfft iron or alum... if something wants to leave your block ie rod(s) it will make its way out whether you like it or not. sorry guys but that is one of the lamest excuses ever (the whole its better because its iron) secondly you didnt have a guage that warns you? what are you using for a boost controler or are you running off the wastegate set spring? lastly, you dont really have to use a zipie... mini t-bolt clamps are nice. __________________

12-04-2006, 08:55 PM	#8
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 36 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	^Jealous. __________________

12-04-2006, 09:38 PM	#9
McRussellPants Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 2,168 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol at thinking your block will shatter. its like glasszazazazaza.

12-04-2006, 11:38 PM	#10
!Zar! Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,576 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	And to think, if you weren't trying to set a new land speed record, you would've made it to the game. __________________

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