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#63436 07/24/2006 8:24 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 154 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 154 | hey guys;
my sister has a '95 Dodge/PLymouth Neon, with a 2.0L SOHC.
the engine has a terrible tendency to blow head gaskets, which it did. oil in the antifreeze, etc etc. so, it over heated, and all the pistons were shot. we thought it was the crank, because there was a knock, so, we thought rod bearing.
we Plasti-Gaged the rod journals, and they all checked out. so we replaced the pistons and rings, seals, head gasket, etc etc...
well, we put the engine back in the car, and it started up really nice. there was a slight lifter rattle, or so we thought, but nothing major. my dad took it for a ride, and it developed a knock, and lost oil pressure, and became generally gutless.
now, money is tight, as i imagine it is for everyone else. but, the first thing that comes to mind is the crank.
could it be anything else?
any insight would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance guys.
.later days.
.sam.
1969 K20 , with a '67 front clip. fleetside. 292, 3x1 offy, headers. sm465 4spd. getting put back together, almost ready for paint. doing it all myself. 19 and lovin' it. "proper" is so over-rated. .later days. .sam.
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#63437 07/25/2006 1:22 AM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 226 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 226 | you didnt mention checking the mains? did you put main bearings in it..?? yeah it sounds like the crank,,,and if the oil had water in it... wellllll....either that or got dirt in it during the rebuild?
What it will say on my Tombstone: "Boy, that guy sure owed alotta people Money"
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#63438 07/25/2006 1:34 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 154 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 154 | we drained the oil, and it was just nasty.
then we checked the rod journals, and sure enough...they're scored..so...we're ending up getting a new crank anyway.
we're thinking we might not've gotten everything out of the engine when we honed the cylinders...
-cringe-.
oh well. ya win some, ya lose some.
thanks for the input!
.later days.
.sam.
1969 K20 , with a '67 front clip. fleetside. 292, 3x1 offy, headers. sm465 4spd. getting put back together, almost ready for paint. doing it all myself. 19 and lovin' it. "proper" is so over-rated. .later days. .sam.
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