Eric
08-24-2007, 09:00 PM
Well, did a burn out last night, and broke a radiator hose. Drove it for awhile, and it overheated. Anyways, was driving to school this morning, she died. Dad took me to school, and we left it in another town for the day.
We went out tonight, and me and my dad towed it to the shop (he's a mechanic). He thinks a piston is blown, but I think she still has life. The battery is really low, which would explain the weird noise it made when he tried to turn it over. He's going to look at it tomorrow, and I am going to head over there and help him out.
Worst case scenario, a new engine. My dad's boss predicted like $1000 for a new one. Was going to buy the dang thing anyways and change the engine, so it's not a total loss. But if it is blown, it is going to have to sit in our driveway for a few months until I can afford to buy it, and then I will have to save up for a engine on top of that... (may just go to a junkyard and get one)
If I get a new engine, it it going to be a V8 for sure, as it has a straight 6 in it now. Planned on making it a offroader anyways, so a V8 was in the plans from the beginning.
Big adventure it was ;). Am going to drive my dad's old 83' around tomorrow, as I work and stuff, so I at least have something.
For those that were wondering, it was a nice burnout ;). A history lesson for you: I was the first to burn out on that road when it was built, so I went back to reign in my glory. Guess the second time around my jeep just wasn't feeling well :(. No one will ever know I was the first, but people surely started burning out on it right after me. I set a milestone :D
We went out tonight, and me and my dad towed it to the shop (he's a mechanic). He thinks a piston is blown, but I think she still has life. The battery is really low, which would explain the weird noise it made when he tried to turn it over. He's going to look at it tomorrow, and I am going to head over there and help him out.
Worst case scenario, a new engine. My dad's boss predicted like $1000 for a new one. Was going to buy the dang thing anyways and change the engine, so it's not a total loss. But if it is blown, it is going to have to sit in our driveway for a few months until I can afford to buy it, and then I will have to save up for a engine on top of that... (may just go to a junkyard and get one)
If I get a new engine, it it going to be a V8 for sure, as it has a straight 6 in it now. Planned on making it a offroader anyways, so a V8 was in the plans from the beginning.
Big adventure it was ;). Am going to drive my dad's old 83' around tomorrow, as I work and stuff, so I at least have something.
For those that were wondering, it was a nice burnout ;). A history lesson for you: I was the first to burn out on that road when it was built, so I went back to reign in my glory. Guess the second time around my jeep just wasn't feeling well :(. No one will ever know I was the first, but people surely started burning out on it right after me. I set a milestone :D