Motor was running then it stopped.

[Keithson30]

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Ok here is a video of when i first started it. And a video of whats happening now.
Its was running fine then I heard a noise and the motor stopped. Now it wont crank, it looks like it is trying though. I already pulled the valve cover and dont see any bent or missing valves. I also rechecked my Torque on my head and it was all still good.

 

[Keithson30]

Yes that is where the problem is. I ordered a fully assembed crate engine, with the timing done (which I made a point to make sure it was before I completed my order, got reassured I would not have to mess with the timing) ordered it with a stage 2 port job on the head. Got the engine in the first day, uncrated it and it looked like they gave a 10 year old kid a dremel.

So I posted those pictures on here a little while ago, and reposted the link in post #83 of this thread. So then I had to take off the head, then there went the timing, they sent me a new head, so I called the owner, and he said he was gonna walk me through the timing. (Until "HE" was satisfied with the pictures I was emailing him while I was talking to him. He had me check the belt tension, cam gears, tensioner arm, tensioner pulley, and the crank plate mark, and I sent him pictures of it all, then he approved and had me pull the grenade pin, and he said its done and good) So I finished bolting all the accessories, pumps, covers, and I put it in the car.

Then I hooked up all the remaining parts, filled all fluids, primed engine through oil filter housing (about 5 quarts), with a pump, and the nipple off the back of the the intake manifold, pulled mpi fuse cranked it a few times to finish priming. Then I started it ran it for 10 minutes, turned it off, checked all fluid levels, for leaks. Restarted it ran it for 10 - 20 more minutes, till it hit normal operating temperature, and that is the 1st video on my post #1 on this thread.

Now I dont care, I have places to go and a life to carry on with, that they have already made me put on hold, because they could not do there job right in the first place.

Now Im done, and Ill let him answer all your remaining questions !

Thank you all for your time, knowledge, questions and opinions.

 

[asrdave]

if the photos shown in post #85 were of the engine getting ready to run with the new head, then the timing belt is DEFINITELY too loose, thereby causing the belt to skip and the exhaust valves in #4 contacted the piston

Without a doubt, I have seen some badly timed engines, but if this was how the shop owner wanted it then he was setting you up for failure.

 

[Keithson30]

Without a doubt, I have seen some badly timed engines, but if this was how the shop owner wanted it then he was setting you up for failure.

Massive Fail for sure. I posted a review in the vendors review section, hopefully it saves the next person !

Ill keep you posted on if they ever make it right.

 

[Keithson30]

Here is an update. I just pmed, RvlutionMtrsprt and StrictlyImportMotorsports, to see if they would take these 2 heads I have and build me a new one.

 

[Below Ambient]

Thats pretty low... its partially your fault for not knowing and not double-checking, and now you want to give them a bad name...

 

[Keithson30]

Thats pretty low... its partially your fault for not knowing and not double-checking, and now you want to give them a bad name...

They did that all on there own, only 2 of the links in the review are mine !!!

I should not of even had to pull the head off, or time it in the first place. Where I come from when you do a job, time is money. Should I send a bill with the review ? Then they wanted me to pull the motor back out, ship it to them so they could say its my fault.

I already got screwed twice, first time shame on me, second time shame on them. There wont be a 3rd ! Should I of just not reviewed them so someone else can go thru this too ???

 

[Calan]

I feel bad for ya, and I don't want to beat a dead horse...but why in the world would you:

1. Call a shop that you already had issues with (returning a bad head) to tell you if the timing "looked ok", and

2. Check a timing job over the phone with a few pictures in the first place?

There are countless threads, vfaq pages, the FSM, or even a Chilton's or Haynes manual that would be far better than a phone call for something so critical.

Anyway, I hope it works out for you. Keep us posted!

 

[Keithson30]

1. I went there again, because he told me he just had a new guy in the shop, and it never happened before.

2. The owner told me to call him and he would time it over the phone, and that "its really easy to do."

What I should of done is sent the whole motor back in the first place.

 

[Keithson30]

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[brandonwh64]

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It sounds good! from the looks of that piston, it wasn't as bad as you would think. I once a 1/4 of a spark plug fall into one of my cylinders of a ford ranger and it beat the piston close to what yours looked like. So i took a wire brush attachment for a drill and smoothed out the piston and the head (very lightly, not to the point of altering the size). It ran like a brand new truck!