by "Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
Published 01/31/2017 at 23:28
by "Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
Published 01/31/2017 at 23:28
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It looked like this:
Then I put the cheapest, shittiest Walmart brand oil into it and it ran like this:
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
I think its got a blown head gasket, but I also think the engine is salvageable
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
02/01/2017 at 00:06, STARS: 0
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
02/01/2017 at 00:29, STARS: 0
You might just luck out there - new gasket, coolant flush, cross fingers, sit back and enjoy a bottle of Yoo-Hoo.
"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
02/01/2017 at 00:55, STARS: 1
Probably gonna put in some new main bearings for good measure too
"facw" (facw)
02/01/2017 at 01:51, STARS: 1
Sure go ahead and spend 30 times what you spent on the car on bearings...
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/01/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 0
If you let the bottle sit, does it separate?
Really looks like you lucked out.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/01/2017 at 13:54, STARS: 0
Have you tried a compression test?
"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
02/01/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
No it doesn’t
"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
02/01/2017 at 13:56, STARS: 0
Cant get the spark plug wires out. When it overheated they fused to the head. I gotta buy some spark plug wire pullers
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/01/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 1
inb4 ls swap
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/01/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 0
On a related note, this is gasoline.
Very old (not sure exact age), mixed gasoline.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
02/01/2017 at 14:02, STARS: 0
now don’t pull a Jake
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/dont-drink-antifreeze-1791409551
this is not a pepsi
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/01/2017 at 14:02, STARS: 0
$30? That’d be nice.
When it’s that cheap it’s hard to go wrong fixing it up a little, anyway. And what’s the point in doing half a job?
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/01/2017 at 14:02, STARS: 0
You going to pull that engine out and tear it down?
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/01/2017 at 14:04, STARS: 1
this is WAS gasoline
FTFY
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/01/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 0
IS gasoline. WAS useful gasoline.
Now I doubt if you could start a fire with it.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/01/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 0
You sure it’s a blown headgasket? Not trying to be contrarian, just wondering.
"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
02/01/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 0
From what the previous owner told me what happened also given what I’m seeing I’m assuming so. Why? What do you think?
"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
02/01/2017 at 14:13, STARS: 0
Gonna pay a mechanic friend of mine to do it. This engine is too rare for my inexperienced ass to work on
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/01/2017 at 14:14, STARS: 2
this thread is now the ship of theseus philosophy question but with gasoline
"facw" (facw)
02/01/2017 at 14:15, STARS: 1
They don’t look that expensive? http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/suzuki,1996,x-90,1.6l+l4,1399091,engine,crankshaft+main+bearing,5220
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/01/2017 at 14:17, STARS: 0
You might want to consider more gaskets and the piston rings at the same time. Probably also water pump.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/01/2017 at 14:17, STARS: 1
Huh. Absolutely a “go for it”.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/01/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 0
But, components were degraded rather than replaced. If you want to molecularly engineer the old gas to get it back up to having a practical use, then you can call it ship of theseus.
"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
02/01/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 0
And timing belt, yeah I know. I’m expecting to spend about a grand in parts and labor to get this thing on the road
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/01/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 2
Still, $1001 isn’t bad and all that engine work will keep purple-ing along for awhile.
"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
02/01/2017 at 14:38, STARS: 1
The PO named her nosfaratu cuz it just wouldn’t die
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/01/2017 at 14:46, STARS: 1
"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
02/01/2017 at 14:54, STARS: 0
I meant to put this video in the original post, but I got a visual of the X-90's exhaust too. It smokes really bad and has a pretty obvious exhaust leak. Its burning somethin, I assume milkshake.
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/01/2017 at 14:58, STARS: 1
I see that more as a fuel/oil problem. Looks greyish to me.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/01/2017 at 15:05, STARS: 1
I don’t know if the process has to active via an external force for you to consider the molecules “replaced”, at least for the sake of argument. More of a question of how many normal eight-chain or similar hydrocarbons have to be replaced with fancy breakdown aromatics and ketones and IDEFK for it to stop being gasoline - at what point is it no longer gas? Actually, it’s also sort of a Zeno thing as well.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
02/01/2017 at 15:05, STARS: 0
All depends how long it was driven like that. I took a 1998 Malibu with a bad headgasket drove it 15 miles home, did gaskets and an oil change on it and it was good for another 60K, afterall it was only a GM 3.1L those only last so long lol.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/01/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 0
For SoT it would have to be, as the object in question must be in the form of the original but with new components. In this case it’s something becoming something else through degradation.
As far as your rephrasing goes, dunno but if I was in a technical mood I’d say 1 and if I was actively interacting with it every day I’d say idgaf and continue calling it gas.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/01/2017 at 15:16, STARS: 1
Possible decay thresholds for no-longer-gas might be “will no longer run in carbureted engine” or something more esoteric like a >x% change in constituents with normal gasoline evaporative point. Both related, of course - if it is no longer a self-gasifying oil, it has betrayed its purpose *and name*.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
02/01/2017 at 15:29, STARS: 0
Definitely do a compression test, that doesn’t look much like a blown head gasket. Maybe a leaking one, but not blown. There are also kits you can get that test for exhaust gases in the coolant.
"Mattbob" (mattbob)
02/01/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 2
have you noticed any boys lingering in or around your yard?