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josha37 · #16 04-22-2011, 06:52 PM

yea... i just kinda quit looking at my oil leaks and started parking off pavement

, i just keep telling myself that IF it survives and continues doing what it does best AND i can find a way to limit the smoke a bit i WILL be rebuilding it to transplant it into a mini truck (samari or tracker) for a wheeling toy, so if all things go well someday it wont leak any more oil. now if i could only get my hands on a prechamber puller... oh and dodge, if my experience is worth anything these engines will take whatever you intend to or feel comftorable (or not comftorable) throwing at them.

enjoy!! turn your speakers on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A1TyXv5r28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_mn0QXaZN8

mwahahaha

josha37 · #17 04-24-2011, 11:11 PM

thats wierd.. it was all homemade, go figure

josha37 · #18 04-24-2011, 11:46 PM

ugh.. you dont get it.. if you would have been following the story i got it for 50 bucks, and have just been pushing it to find the breaking point.

i think it cost me more to register it...

mike-81-240d · #19 05-12-2011, 01:27 AM

Where in WA are you?

josha37 · #20 05-12-2011, 01:51 AM

Bellingham

josha37 · #21 05-12-2011, 01:55 AM

i should probably tell everyone a little story. i work 4 days on 4 days off and i dont drive my car on my 4 days on.. so after sitting for four days i got in the benz and it didnt start

:. Messed with it a bit and got it to run for a bit but ended up just having my boss load it on a flat bed and take it to the salvage yard. Got $400 for my $50 car and had a great time with everyone on here and had a fun toy for about 9 ish months.

Joseph_Conrad · #22 05-12-2011, 02:20 AM

Wow, easy come, easy go, eh?

josha37 · #23 05-12-2011, 02:23 AM

I had been living with excessive blow by and low compression since i got it... not taking me home after work was the last straw

Joseph_Conrad · #24 05-12-2011, 02:27 AM

Yeah, that makes sense. They're fun cars though...

josha37 · #25 05-12-2011, 02:28 AM

Had a ton of fun and used it as a test bed to help my buddy figure out what works and what doesnt for his 617

Stretch · #26 05-12-2011, 03:00 AM

If you have to make a guess - what do you think went wrong? Did something break?

mike-81-240d · #27 05-13-2011, 12:25 AM

Oh boy.

josha37 · #28 05-13-2011, 12:32 AM

as far as me and 616 could work out it was low compression from stuck/warn rings, the valves didnt sink so as far as we can tell the factory valves are up to the task of abuse. It has been like this for a long time, if it didnt start at first it was like it was "flooded" and wouldnt start til it sat for a long time. Just tired of the routine

It ran great when i parked it but the battery was a bit low when i went back which just led me down the path of failure, it probably didnt help that i shut it down hot after rallying it in the field behind the shop and doing donuts for 10 minutes at wot/redline

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Stretch · #29 05-13-2011, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by josha37

as far as me and 616 could work out it was low compression from stuck/warn rings, the valves didnt sink so as far as we can tell the factory valves are up to the task of abuse. It has been like this for a long time, if it didnt start at first it was like it was "flooded" and wouldnt start til it sat for a long time. Just tired of the routine

It ran great when i parked it but the battery was a bit low when i went back which just led me down the path of failure, it probably didnt help that i shut it down hot after rallying it in the field behind the shop and doing donuts for 10 minutes at wot/redline

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So your message is you can modify the heck out of these engines and if you behave you probably won't break 'em?

josha37 · #30 05-13-2011, 03:30 PM

im not allowed to say anything of that nature, but my pos unmaintained car did just fine for a long time. ended up just being to worn out to continue.. ran perfect all the way up until the last time i parked it.