rconlon67
15+ Year Contributor
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- Dec 13, 2006
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Yardley,
Pennsylvania
Hey guy,
This is my largest project to date. first off my car info is in my profile. Well long story short, Hit a huge(I MEAN HUGE) pot hole, car stopped running smooth, I didn't knwo what was wrong(thought maybe a plug wire came loose or something), tried to make it that last mile to my house but the car got worse and worse and finally died and wouldnt start.
Anyways, I got a new car and the talon turned into a project car only. So yesterday I finshed taking apart the bottom end. Well, I was not suprised to find a few things wrong. I have never been this far into an engine before, so I am hoping you guys can give me some help determining what went wrong here.
I got the oil pan off and saw this:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0025.jpg
closer insepction:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0027.jpg
and then I looked and saw this:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0026.jpg
So I kept going:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0035.jpg
and going:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0043.jpg
some more:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0053.jpg
finally:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0062.jpg
So I am guessing something happend to the middle main bearing?
Well my plans are to go to a machine shop and get it hotanked, decked, and not sure what else needs done, then purchase a stroker kit and start to rebuild, but I would like to know what went wrong here and how everyone thinks everything looks.
Is there anything that I might need to look into farther?
I can get up close pics of anything, by bro has a nikon D40 and like to take lots of pics. I just wasn't sure what all would be needed for online diagnosis!
Thanks for any help and time!
~Ryan
This is my largest project to date. first off my car info is in my profile. Well long story short, Hit a huge(I MEAN HUGE) pot hole, car stopped running smooth, I didn't knwo what was wrong(thought maybe a plug wire came loose or something), tried to make it that last mile to my house but the car got worse and worse and finally died and wouldnt start.
Anyways, I got a new car and the talon turned into a project car only. So yesterday I finshed taking apart the bottom end. Well, I was not suprised to find a few things wrong. I have never been this far into an engine before, so I am hoping you guys can give me some help determining what went wrong here.
I got the oil pan off and saw this:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0025.jpg
closer insepction:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0027.jpg
and then I looked and saw this:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0026.jpg
So I kept going:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0035.jpg
and going:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0043.jpg
some more:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0053.jpg
finally:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/rconlon67/DSC_0062.jpg
So I am guessing something happend to the middle main bearing?
Well my plans are to go to a machine shop and get it hotanked, decked, and not sure what else needs done, then purchase a stroker kit and start to rebuild, but I would like to know what went wrong here and how everyone thinks everything looks.
Is there anything that I might need to look into farther?
I can get up close pics of anything, by bro has a nikon D40 and like to take lots of pics. I just wasn't sure what all would be needed for online diagnosis!
Thanks for any help and time!
~Ryan