soooo that D build failed!
#1
soooo that D build failed!
Sooo... 20 minute idle + 45 miles of careful breakin lead to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIAEEDrlv2Q
Yes, I realize I should have stopped, but where I was lacks cellular coverage from any carrier other than Globalstar and Iridium. I was also pretty pissed off.
I haven't torn it down yet. After the bearing(s) spun, I drove 8 miles back to civilization - then proceeded to get pulled back to my house (30 miles) by a Hyundai Santa Fe LX and a strap, in the rain, in the dark (FAIL!).
Sooooo, I think I'ma be looking for new rods and crank. The block was quite sexy and the compression was good after the 20 minute idle and 7 miles of gentle driving.
In hindsight, I think I should have replaced the oil pump.
So, anybody in TX, LA or AR want to sell me a D16 bottom end?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIAEEDrlv2Q
Yes, I realize I should have stopped, but where I was lacks cellular coverage from any carrier other than Globalstar and Iridium. I was also pretty pissed off.
I haven't torn it down yet. After the bearing(s) spun, I drove 8 miles back to civilization - then proceeded to get pulled back to my house (30 miles) by a Hyundai Santa Fe LX and a strap, in the rain, in the dark (FAIL!).
Sooooo, I think I'ma be looking for new rods and crank. The block was quite sexy and the compression was good after the 20 minute idle and 7 miles of gentle driving.
In hindsight, I think I should have replaced the oil pump.
So, anybody in TX, LA or AR want to sell me a D16 bottom end?
#5
Re: soooo that D build failed!
I didn't want to go through the effort of pulling the engine. The weather sucks and I have no decent place to work. Guess that excuse didn't impress the Honda Gods enough to cut me a break.
I mostly did this in hope it would survive until late spring when I intended to do a complete teardown and rebuild w/ machine work. No go.
Luckily I have secondary transportation, its just less fun and sucks gas (everything sucks gas compared to an EG, I was getting 38-40 mpg before the rod bearings gave out the first time).
This was an experiment in doing as little as possible, and it (almost) worked. I was banking on chemical breakdown of the bearings from sitting 7 years with used oil in it. I suspect the actual problem was insufficient oil flow.
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