send him a message… i think its Silver SS
turn off the battery charger in 30 min.
Well I finally got the harness together, the one i bought was the wrong one. And guess what, the fucker runs. Not well, but runs and moves under it’s own power. So now it comes out, I know it all seems like a waste of time, but it was a personal thing to see if it ran at all, and if so what might be wrong with it. It sounded like there was a bottom end noise when I first started, but after running a few minutes it sounded like it was just missing bad. But it was producing a lot of white smoke that had a really rich smell to it. Didn’t make sense to me. But it is two bolts and the exhaust away from going out. Then I can find out where all of the water was going…
sounds like a head gasket. The miss/white smoke tells me so.
You do a compression test before pulling it?
I would have thought that too, but there was no water in the block. And no water at the tailpipe. Do you think it still could be a head gasket? either way it’s getting replaced.
now why would i do a smart think like that? :bash: Even though that was my plan for two days, get it running, do a compression test, then pull it.
What can I say, some times I’m a dumb fuck…
I guess I could still do it though, I mean technically is is still bolted to the mounts. The torque converter is disconnected form the flywheel, and the intake is off. ( pulling out the top as suggested in the Haynes manual) But I guess i could still do a half ass-ed compression test.
How do the plugs look? Any of them white or really light grey?
A compression check can tell alot about a motor’s condition.
As long as the intake is still on and the starter/flywheel is still in it, you should be able to do a comp. test.
Could have moisture in the exhaust. Lots of cars I fixed with bad headgaskets smoked for a while even after being repaired.
Tore the engine done tonight, pics to come in a few minutes…
Well as I said I got the engine out last night, and got it tore down tonight. Upon removing the plugs I found that they are were really fouled black. The number 3 plug was even smashed shut, seemed odd. But no real signs of a blown head gasket. Then I found this upon removing the intake.
I have seen other V6’s look just like this. I wonder if they have an oil return problem, or if it’s just age?
Well I continued by removing the heads, I found why the plug was smashed shut.:eek4:
that top end looks as bad as the 3.4 i bought for my car but smashed plug takes the cake.
I’m guessing that had regular oil changes 
wow
x2:eek:
I have a motor or calll marsh auto 724-696-4820 ,he has one,tell him i sent u!
got sludge?
It must have been all of the Bud…:doh: :blue: :blue:
Wow thats ugly! Just swap in an lt1 and be done with it!
THanks,
that seemed like a good idea, but I was looking at being cheap. And I sorta caught the V6 bug…