"Mattbob" (mattbob)
03/30/2016 at 19:40 • Filed to: None
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"Mattbob" (mattbob)
03/30/2016 at 19:40 • Filed to: None | 1
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My Jeep introduced its oil and coolant today. This tips the scales to the point where I don’t have the time or spare money to keep it going anymore. It sucks because I put new brakes on it on friday. It was stopping so well! I put the Good pads on it too!
Steve in Manhattan
> Mattbob
03/30/2016 at 19:45 |
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Needs head gaskets? Ring job? Might still be worth saving ....
Master Cylinder
> Mattbob
03/30/2016 at 19:47 |
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That sucks. How much of a job is a head gasket on that engine?
Die-Trying
> Mattbob
03/30/2016 at 19:48 |
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blue devil??
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Mattbob
> Steve in Manhattan
03/30/2016 at 19:48 |
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I am guessing a cracked head. The gasket was replaced a year and a half ago, and this was abrupt which leads me to think a crack. Also the head is known to crack in one spot.
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Mattbob
> Master Cylinder
03/30/2016 at 19:53 |
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I did it a bit over a year ago, so I can say its not the worst thing in the world, but I don;t think it is the gasket this time for some reason. The head is known to crack in a particular spot, and something makes me think if I take it apart, I will find a crack there. Btw, this happened today after my other car decided not to start last friday. I overnighted(from japan?) some parts for it after the jeep died, but I will still miss work tomorrow.
Urambo Tauro
> Mattbob
03/30/2016 at 20:00 |
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Is it just oil getting into the coolant, or did coolant get into the oil as well?
If it only let some oil into the cooling system, I’d take the top off and find the problem. Sometimes a bad head or head-gasket can be fixed, and that’s the end of it.
But if coolant got into the crankcase, yeah, all bets are off. Water can flush oil from critical surfaces (like bearings) and severely accelerate the need for a rebuild.
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Mattbob
> Urambo Tauro
03/30/2016 at 20:20 |
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oh, they got busy. There is intermixing like MLB after Jackie Robinson. I just don’t have time for it at this point. It has served me for many a year, but it is its time.
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Steve in Manhattan
> Mattbob
03/30/2016 at 20:34 |
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Inline 6? Perhaps a junkyard engine, or other swap? If the rest of it is in good shape, it might be worth saving.
PorkchoPlissken
> Mattbob
03/30/2016 at 20:34 |
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Mattbob
> Steve in Manhattan
03/30/2016 at 20:42 |
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Its not in super good shape, and at this point it is the time involved in fixing it that really kills it.
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Steve in Manhattan
> Mattbob
03/30/2016 at 21:05 |
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Get the same and use that one as a parts car?
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Master Cylinder
> Mattbob
03/31/2016 at 06:47 |
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Ouch. Yeah, a cracked head is a little bit of a problem.
uofime-2
> Mattbob
03/31/2016 at 10:51 |
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Major bummer!