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michigan newbee; 97 metro lsi i4
Topic Started: Jun 16 2011, 08:10 AM (716 Views)
klkdude
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hi people!...short time lurker here!...i guess its time to pop up and say hi!...i own a 97 geo lsi that i saved from obscurity, it was stashed in a back yard in the weeds!..took a chance and got it for junk yard price of 200.00 bucks, what the heck! i just want somthing to tinker with, got her home, chared the battery, and i put fresh gas and changed the oil, put some new plugs for good measure and viola! she fired right up!...but there was a knock! i dropped the oil pan and there was the debris from the piston, (rings and busted piston skirt) it looks like just 1 cylinder is screwed up. i wonder how this happens? because the motor only has 59000 on it! im gonna tear it down and see if i cant bring it back to life! why not? not much invested so far! any links to fixing this would be greatly apreciated! ill charge up my camera for some pics of the drama! kerry :popcorn
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Ryan
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Welcome to the Forum. Do you have photos of the car?

I live in Grand Rapids.
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Eric J
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Welcome to the site; tons of good info here as I am sure you have discovered if you are a lurker :). Look forward to hearing the progress on your project and please post up some pictures when you have the time !
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ill be taking some pics soon....its a black number with 4 doors and a trunk...not too bad off!..dirty interior that looks like it will clean up real nice! not too bad on exterior...after i get the engine sorted out ill worry about making her pretty......kerry
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Ryan
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Look for rust on the "A" arms; after all, we do live in the "salt belt". . .
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klkdude
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yep! i noticed a bit o rust on the corner of the a arm while i was under there dropping the oilpan,....im thinkin ill bust out with the welder!
Edited by klkdude, Jun 16 2011, 09:48 AM.
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klkdude
Jun 16 2011, 09:47 AM
yep! i noticed a biy o rust on the corner of the a arm while i was under there dropping the oilpan,....im thinkin ill bust out with the welder!
Good call.

You should go to Geopalooza next month; should only be 4 hours or less from where you live.
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geopalozza! sweet!..lol
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Hey there and welcome aboard!
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klkdude
Jun 16 2011, 08:10 AM
i dropped the oil pan and there was the debris from the piston, (rings and busted piston skirt) it looks like just 1 cylinder is screwed up. i wonder how this happens? because the motor only has 59000 on it!
They just break, no one knows why. Worst case you'll need it bored out and bigger pistons. Some guys have found no damage to the cylinder walls at all.
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well, ill be tearing into it next weekend and ill take some pics and ill start a new thread about my adventures!, maybe ill be lucky enough to finish it up before geopalosa!
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Welcome to your new forum, klkdude! :coffee
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Welcome to THE Forum!! You should find all the info you need in the 'Metro Tech' part of the forum, and if you have a ? you can't find the answer to, just start a topic asking the ? This forum has not failed me yet! :thumb
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Welcome here :)
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