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33 mpg 1.0L? Rebuild needed?
Topic Started: May 14 2012, 04:29 PM (2,060 Views)
95-3banger
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Kind of hard to separate mileage vs emissions don't you think? If one is bad, chances are the other is too. ;)
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calrenman
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bogs
May 16 2012, 12:50 PM
Geo Glenn
May 16 2012, 11:14 AM
Michael_B
May 16 2012, 05:17 AM
Hey how do I get the blue box around a quote? Can't seem to figure it out. Thanks.
- If you were Coche Blanco, I would have most possibly edited in something that Coche was thinking, but did not say, or something to that effect . . . :D
Click on "Quote" on the Post that you want to quote. Edit out the quoted content, or add your own humorous words of wisdom in the lower text box. Then type what you want in the upper box.
Or you could do it the easy way, and check that little box next to quote before clicking on the quote box ;)
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In fact, you could check that box on multiple posts and click on quote on the last one, and voila, lots of blue outlines would appear !

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Let's see if the blu box trick worked.
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Michael_B
May 16 2012, 05:17 AM
A mechanic's stethoscope is a good idea. I'll try that.

Broken piston skirt. And I just did the oil pan gasket too! lol (just before rattle started) Oh well I will check anyway. Thanks for the tip. As I have listened to this rattle for awhile now it sounds less and less like a lifter. It has a sharper sound as well as sounding like a bigger object hitting something. I guess I'll have to take the car out of use and use my much nicer F150 at 12-13mpg. (Lots of short trips) I've been really enjoying that cheap transportation! Tin can on wheels though! lol

I will double check timing just to make sure but the shaking/rougher idle started with the noise. I have found those cheaper rebuild sets but am hesitant to get it. I'm partial to Fel-Pro myself but I'm trying not to put to much more money in this thing. As far as labor I'll be doing most of it, if not all of it myself. I did want to see how much to get a head rebuilt though.

CV axles. If your boots are bad just get a reman axle. Much cheaper. You can get remans for about $50/exchange but watch out for resurfacing on the axle shaft mating surface. I had to get a brand new one for the passenger side because the remans were ground so much it caused a major tranny leak. Use calipers to measure old axle and measure "new" one at the store. Even at .003" under I still had a pretty good leak. Went through 2 remans. I have had those axles out so many times that I can get one side in and out and the shop cleaned up in an hour.

Hey how do I get the blue box around a quote? Can't seem to figure it out. Thanks.
You can get all the lifters out and test their bounce in about 30 minutes.

Yesterday I removed all my lifters, put new ones in, and went for a test drive all on my hour lunch at work.
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95-3banger
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How are you doing on your's? I got mine up to 33 finally. Sure be nice to get these things up into the 40s at least. :)
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Michael_B
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Update...

My engine is totally apart and the block and head are at the machine shop and should be done next week. I went ahead and bought an engine rebuild kit off eBay for $234 including .020 over pistons, rod and main bearings, oil pumb, and water pump. Quality looks good now I will just have to see how it holds up to use.

I did not have a broken piston skirt! I have no idea what the noise was. Maybe there was to much play between the piston and the cylider wall. I measured a .007 out of round difference on cylider walls.

I will keep you posted.
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Duct tape heals all wounds

calrenman
May 17 2012, 03:32 AM
bogs
May 16 2012, 12:50 PM
Or you could do it the easy way, and check that little box next to quote before clicking on the quote box ;)
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In fact, you could check that box on multiple posts and click on quote on the last one, and voila, lots of blue outlines would appear !

This time saving tip brought to you by Moderators-R-Us :type
Let's see if the blu box trick worked.
Did it ? :D

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