WOW! Engine was not blown + sounds !
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Valparaiso
WOW! Engine was not blown + sounds !
Today i was looking at my vette..and ...thinking i opened the door,put it in D and pushed it a bit,1/4 wheel rotation,not more,
connected the battery,turn the ignition and ROOOMMM !
IT STARTED ! like new again !
wow im happy,i thought the engine was really damaged but it doesnt smoke or something weird..but .....i think there could be some damage..
there is dry sound tak tak tak tak f(not so terribly loud but noticeable) rom the heads i think the lifters are in bad shape (im guessing) or something,i made it run for 1 minute or less,and know i donno what to do,should i move it to my friend's house ?
i want to change the oil pump as well,is it easy to do ?
what you think its wrong with my car ?
and it has another sound i never ever noticed before
sounds like the fuel pump "nnnnnnnnnnnnn" but this sound comes from the "bread box" but i dont know whats going on !
if you want to check out what happened to me
here is a link to the post
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1818450
and my low oil pressure problem
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1795056
thanx !!!!!!
connected the battery,turn the ignition and ROOOMMM !
IT STARTED ! like new again !
wow im happy,i thought the engine was really damaged but it doesnt smoke or something weird..but .....i think there could be some damage..
there is dry sound tak tak tak tak f(not so terribly loud but noticeable) rom the heads i think the lifters are in bad shape (im guessing) or something,i made it run for 1 minute or less,and know i donno what to do,should i move it to my friend's house ?
i want to change the oil pump as well,is it easy to do ?
what you think its wrong with my car ?
and it has another sound i never ever noticed before
sounds like the fuel pump "nnnnnnnnnnnnn" but this sound comes from the "bread box" but i dont know whats going on !
if you want to check out what happened to me
here is a link to the post
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1818450
and my low oil pressure problem
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1795056
thanx !!!!!!
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Pull the motor
If your oil pressure was dropping to zero, and it seized up the motor is junk wether it restarted or not. It CAN fire but that doesnt mean your internals arent gone. The tapping, if its any longer than usual til the motor gets oil pressure is usually an indicator of very low/no oil pressure.
Did you ever put a mechanical gauge on it?
If it truly siezed due to no oil pressure a new pump wont do anything. THe bearings and parts that ride in them dont really touch, they ride on a super fine film of pressurized oil. Once thats gone and the pieces are metal to metal the damage is permanent-Rebuild time.
It never hurts to triple check (like pulling a valve cover off, starting it and seeing if oil suirts out of the rockers).
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Did you ever put a mechanical gauge on it?
If it truly siezed due to no oil pressure a new pump wont do anything. THe bearings and parts that ride in them dont really touch, they ride on a super fine film of pressurized oil. Once thats gone and the pieces are metal to metal the damage is permanent-Rebuild time.
It never hurts to triple check (like pulling a valve cover off, starting it and seeing if oil suirts out of the rockers).
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Last edited by cv67; Sep 27, 2007 at 03:28 AM.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 8,448
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From: Valparaiso
thanx,yes i will double check everything
im sure that the car moves,but im not sure if it will make it to
my friend's house who will inspect it all.-
maybe the damage was not so terrible
i will inspect everything !
thanx
im sure that the car moves,but im not sure if it will make it to
my friend's house who will inspect it all.-
maybe the damage was not so terrible
i will inspect everything !
thanx
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From: sw Ohio
Tapping could come from several places. If you hear it at the rockers, they're not getting enough oil. If it sounds a little louder and you cant pinpoint it, it could be a spun bearing. It has a very distinct sound and will get louder until BOOM! No more motor.
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I spun a rod bearing on another car and it did the same thing.
Sounded great until it heated up.
Check the filter and drain the oil looking for metal bits.
Best to find out what's wrong before you ruin the block, which would really increase the cost of a rebuild.
Sounded great until it heated up.
Check the filter and drain the oil looking for metal bits.
Best to find out what's wrong before you ruin the block, which would really increase the cost of a rebuild.