Look what I found

"Pearson Hurst" (phurst) 09/30/2014 at 16:55 • Filed to: None

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During my recent move, I was getting my shed in order and unpacking some old boxes when I came across this:

A seriously munched piston out of the first car I actually paid for with my own money. An '84 Bronco II. That thing was a piece of shit, but it DID last 2.5 years without an oil change before this happened :)

Lesson learned on the oil thing. I was young, stupid and grew up in a household where cars were viewed strictly as appliances. Nobody bothered to tell me what would happen if I didn't keep up with maintenance. I did pay for a rebuilt engine and drove it another year or so before selling it to a co-worker, which is another story in itself.

I'm going to keep it on my desk here at work as a conversation piece.

Alfalfa > Pearson Hurst 09/30/2014 at 17:01

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"Well there's yer' problem."

ttyymmnn > Pearson Hurst 09/30/2014 at 17:05

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but it DID last 2.5 years without an oil change before this happened

I'm sure these two things are completely unrelated.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Pearson Hurst 09/30/2014 at 17:21

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2.8?

Pearson Hurst > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 09/30/2014 at 17:34

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Yep, though to was slightly larger after the .40 over rebuild. Still a piece of shit.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Pearson Hurst 09/30/2014 at 18:23

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I have the 2.9 in my Ranger, and it is an OK engine. Was the 2.8 that much worse?

Pearson Hurst > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 09/30/2014 at 18:46

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3100 pounds, 115hp at the crank, early 80s smog crap, 4wd drivetrain, yeah, it was pretty terrible. The 85 mph spedo was Ford being optimistic :)