tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
A month ago the wife blew a coolant tee and lost all the coolant leading to overheating. Spent the last month taking the engine apart when I had the time. Sideways V6 engine don't give you a lot of room. Nonetheless I got both heads off and noticed no problem with the front back except slightly low compression. The back bank had a crack between the intake and exhaust in #1 cylinder. Water sitting in #1 cylinder.
Had rebuilt heads ordered and put them in. Finished up the top half of the engine cleaning everything as I went. New gaskets of course. Then I went to the bottom end of the engine to deal with the oil pan. Not easy to get out as the exhaust system is in the way. Talked to my local muffler guy, came home, put the tools together and did it in 10 minutes. Some labor 3 hours. The pan was a mess. Brown muck in the bottom and the oil pan gasket surface a mess. Took an hour yesterday to get it cleaned up nicely and put it back in. Of course the entire bottom and bolts all cleaned up.
Today finished torquing the damper bolt and attaching the exhaust to the manifolds. Started the engine and heard a tap in the front back immediately although all valves torqued as per procedure. The absolutely worst part was I noticed white smoke out the tailpipe. WTF!!!
Anyway that has bummed me out so much she in now going to be without her car as I am done for the next few months. Sat out in the back yard and have already had a couple of strong Irish coffees with my favorite Irish whiskey. Back to the backyard now...
Had rebuilt heads ordered and put them in. Finished up the top half of the engine cleaning everything as I went. New gaskets of course. Then I went to the bottom end of the engine to deal with the oil pan. Not easy to get out as the exhaust system is in the way. Talked to my local muffler guy, came home, put the tools together and did it in 10 minutes. Some labor 3 hours. The pan was a mess. Brown muck in the bottom and the oil pan gasket surface a mess. Took an hour yesterday to get it cleaned up nicely and put it back in. Of course the entire bottom and bolts all cleaned up.
Today finished torquing the damper bolt and attaching the exhaust to the manifolds. Started the engine and heard a tap in the front back immediately although all valves torqued as per procedure. The absolutely worst part was I noticed white smoke out the tailpipe. WTF!!!
Anyway that has bummed me out so much she in now going to be without her car as I am done for the next few months. Sat out in the back yard and have already had a couple of strong Irish coffees with my favorite Irish whiskey. Back to the backyard now...
