1991whiteoutblazer
01-09-2009, 06:10 PM
rWell, I've been here for awhile and have yet to post pics of our project. It is a 1991 S10 Blazer Sport 4 door 4x4. We bought it for $400 running on 2 cylinders, we actually drove it 5 miles home on 2 cylinders getting pulled over on the way.
I finally got around to figuring out why it only had compression in cylinders 3 and 5. The right valve cover had every brace bent so bad that it kept the intake valves open and the exhaust valves closed. And on cylinder no. 1 was this little beauty my wife is holding...
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4777.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4779.jpg
Anyway, new valve cover, new rocker arm and pushrod, plugs, catalytic converter, muffler and an ignition module later, it was running smooth as silk.
The trans had been rebuilt at some point, there were receipts showing that the engine had been replaced about 3000 miles ago. I put a PS pump (broken shaft), rag joint and brake pads (almost down to the metal) on it the past 2 days.
Pics!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4761.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4762-1.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4763.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4764.jpg
ZERO rust Texas truck. I've only done one mod to it so far: Auto-dimming mirror with compass. This weekend, I'll be working on another mod: All windows down. With that, when I press the back two window buttons, all the windows will go down at the same time. My plans are for plenty of inside mods and basically leave the outside the way it is except maybe lifting it an inch or two and take out the dents.
I finally got around to figuring out why it only had compression in cylinders 3 and 5. The right valve cover had every brace bent so bad that it kept the intake valves open and the exhaust valves closed. And on cylinder no. 1 was this little beauty my wife is holding...
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4777.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4779.jpg
Anyway, new valve cover, new rocker arm and pushrod, plugs, catalytic converter, muffler and an ignition module later, it was running smooth as silk.
The trans had been rebuilt at some point, there were receipts showing that the engine had been replaced about 3000 miles ago. I put a PS pump (broken shaft), rag joint and brake pads (almost down to the metal) on it the past 2 days.
Pics!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4761.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4762-1.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4763.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r47/thewhitewhale92/100_4764.jpg
ZERO rust Texas truck. I've only done one mod to it so far: Auto-dimming mirror with compass. This weekend, I'll be working on another mod: All windows down. With that, when I press the back two window buttons, all the windows will go down at the same time. My plans are for plenty of inside mods and basically leave the outside the way it is except maybe lifting it an inch or two and take out the dents.