Destroyed My Engine
 

So I was on my way to Court this morning... when my truck decides that it wants to throw a couple Pistons through my oil pan. So I'm tearing it apart right now and I'll be updating it shortly. I think I may have blown like 4 pistons...

So I'm not too happy.

Why were you on your way to court?

My seatbelt broke and I gt pulled for it... what makes things worse. My Trooper wasn't there so the Case got continued... I didn't even have to be there.


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Can't remember where the other blown ones are.
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One Hole
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Two Hole

And those are just the big ones
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Piston Parts
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When I drained my Oil Pan... pretty much nothing but water came out... that was fun... and then when I drained my Radiator... hardly anything came out.

Dirty Girl even got Impounded cause she wasn't all the way off the road. Then the trooper was surprised that I, a chick, was working on the truck when he called to say that it was impounded lol.

Wow I don't think I've ever seen anything like that! That sucks :(

wow...that's some solid damage. Dirty Girl seems to be cursed. Ever think of ditching her and getting a new dirty girl? Seems like this is going to be a major and expensive re-build...

I will kill you with a spoon if you ever mention that again!

I think I may find a secondary vehicle while she's out of commission... maybe a nice little Motorcycle... Easy on gas... I'll be able to rub it in my boyfriend's face... I'll look smokin hott on one lol. Just some of the perks if I get one.

well damn that really does suck but i still dont get how in the blue hell you managed to throw 4 pistons through the oil pan thats almost unheard of. atleast for a small block chevy anyway

Get an S-series truck lmao.

That's nasty looking. Good luck on the rebuild, I agree with Alex on this one though, I think she's cursed.

you can find engines pretty cheap for these things... good job on blowing the engine though. ive always wanted to do that

wow your 350 defiantly grenaded there.... how much damage to the block? I can imagine the the Cranks is wiped and obviously the pistons and connecting rods are history too.

Not sure about the block. I'm still in the process of disconnecting wires from the engine. But I'm sure if I've destroyed 4 pistons... the block isn't going to be much better lol.

I'll pop the Valve Covers off tomorrow first thing. lol see how bad these pistons are.

And I suggest unless you absolutely hate the vehicle... or it's not yours... don't blow the engine. It's heartbreaking. I almost cried.

That's a tough break, sorry to hear it. Don't worry it's an old chevy they are dirt cheap and parts are everywhere! I just built a motor for mine but instead of doing a stock 350 I went for a 383. Total was about 1800 including machine work to the block and all that good stuff. Just do a stock 350 with an rv cam and you shouldn't have any problems.

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sucks :B sad to see a K5 go down like that. But as was previously stated, a new 350 SBC shouldn't be too hard on the wallet vs. the rebuild. Bonus: you have a few spare parts too. (there's gotta be a bright side here somewhere right?)

:icon_laugh: I'm with ya on that!!

I agree that's harsh to have happen to anybody's ride even more so when it's your own. How many miles did you have on that engine? Myself I started my engine rebuild with a simple crankshaft and bearings, and decided on new piston rings, got the rings took the block to a machine shop for honing $60.00 the rings were $80.00 only to find out that due to the high miles it's not possible to hone the block.
So the next best action to take is to bore it out another .20 for a total of .60 oversize on my 4.3. Pricy but worth it.

As one of my friends told me unless your building an engine for power, it's cheaper in the long run to go ahead and buy a reman engine. A bit too late for me but not for you. Best of luck getting your ride back on the road.

you tell him! some people just don't understand.

do we get to see pic's of that?

i was in the same place when my wife ran the engine dry in my '92. my fault, i should've check it myself. that thing was never as fast after that.

yeah i was heartbroken when i blew my heads on my 4.3 i know how ya feel on that one

Damn! Sorry to hear this!

I to would love to see a spoon death. lol. Wow that sucks. Some serious carnage there. Hope you get her back together again.

hahahah yeesh....sorry, I take it back Kayla :icon_lol:. It just seems like every month something else is going on her...I was just wondering if you'd ever reach a point where you said enough! :icon_angel:

Oh, believe me, I do understand lol. I was just saying with the amount of things that have gone wrong on Dirty Girl in the last little bit me personally would have thrown in the towel. But I understand why she's holding on to her.

I'd like to see it too actually..LOL. It would be an interesting death...:icon_dopey:

after the engine, you know you'll be looking for some 2 1/2 ton Rockwell's to ensure no more axle problems.
you should also look at connecting your flex plate directly to the transfer case, 'cause it sounds like the next major thing is gonna be the trans-s**t, didn't want to jinx ya, sorry girl.
but hey, if it does happen, you know you're gonna rebuild her into the tuffest bitch around!
good luck with the search.

lol, after the engine I think she's gonna become a weekend warrior that gets trailered from place to place lol

I wouldn't do that to her. She's definitely getting trailered to Texas along with the Yota tho lol. Not stopping every hour and a half for gas.

Why not go big block like 454, or a 502?

i hear ya on that one, been laid-off since June 5, second time this year. been dropping my resume all over, but no luck so far. thank God the wife makes a decent wage, or we'd be in trouble.
good luck fixing Dirty Girl.

Wow...I had a nightmare like this once.

UPDATE

Been raining a lot lately so I haven't gotten much done. I'm in the process of taking all the random pumps and pulleys that are connected to the truck itself... I've only gotten the AC and Power Steering off. The Sun is shining right now... so I might go work on it once things dry off.

lq9 swap RIGHT NOW :P

Good luck!

Well if you're gonna supply it lets do this! lol

But I'm thinking about dropping a Diesel in there. So I can Turbo it later on... :)

OoOoo diesel could be promising...

ooo 6.2 diesel all the way.

x3 on the diesel idea...good thinkin!