What are your thoughts

[mustang_gt88]

I have been having problems with my carb. Got it fixed and decided to mess with the time. Why because Im a dumbazz. So I brought the car up to top dead center and reset the dizzy. Went to crank it over and nothing, I planned under with timimg for awhile until i forgot the screw driver in the hole. Damn it bent screw driver and dead cylinder 1. What are your thoughts. Im so bummed out. What do you think I should do? Im freaky out right now.

[draggin50]

After you put the plug back in, you ran it and had the dead cylinder? If so is atleast pull the head and see what gave.

[mustang8998]

Do a compression check.

[mustang_gt88]

I did compression check and no compression. The rest have about 135psig.

[draggin50]

Pull the head...

[adragon72]

Ouch sorry to here this!! Pull the head maybe you will get lucky and you just bent a valve.

[mustang_gt88]

That would be nice if its just a valve.

[Rick93coupe]

Ouch, chances are its worse but I've got my fingers crossed for ya.

[Blowpastyou]

Leakdown will tell the tale before you pull the head

[Blowpastyou]

Hate to see you go through the trouble pulling a head in the car if it's the piston... Then you have to pull the motor anyway

[mustang_gt88]

i can hear th compression coming thur the dissy area

[draggin50]

Sounds like a piston might have a hole in it.

[mustang_gt88]

im going to just pull the motor i try and get a 306.

[Blowpastyou]

I can help you ass 100+ cubes to that... lol

[mustang_gt88]

r u talkin a 406? that would be crazy

[Blowpastyou]

Actually 132+ on that....

[mustang_gt88]

What would that entail?

[Blowpastyou]

10 or so large stacks if cash

[mustang_gt88]

holy chit, i think i will stick to 306, small stack of cash lol

[Rick93coupe]

10 or so large stacks if cash


:lol: :lol: :lol: Only 10?

[mustang_gt88]

Its hard enough to explain to the wife why i have to now rebuild my engine and spend a couple hun, 10k I think she would make me live in the car

[mustang_gt88]

does any one have a stock piston?

[Mustard]

Hey explorer motors are easy to find. Might be a way to get a cheap fix until you can build the motor that you want.

[mustang_gt88]

Thats not a bad ideal

[331lx]

i have the stock long block out of my fox. had 68k on it when pulled i pulled the heads off and everything looks fine

[Kevin1989]

i have a full set of stocked forged pistons. but they are blown96cobras on here i havent given them to him yet... pm him you just want a piston and see if hell sell you one and ill deliver :D

[mustang_gt88]

I just got done pulling engine and the piston is scuffed up but no cracks or holes. The exhaust valve on the #cylinder is cracked up alittle. By this I mean i can see light. Looks like a bent rod what do you think?

[mustang_gt88]

i have the stock long block out of my fox. had 68k on it when pulled i pulled the heads off and everything looks fine

what did you want for the long block?

[mustang_gt88]

i have a full set of stocked forged pistons. but they are blown96cobras on here i havent given them to him yet... pm him you just want a piston and see if hell sell you one and ill deliver :D

thanks but look like i dont need one

[331lx]

what did you want for the long block?

Idk pm me a offer. One head was removed and I took oil pan off for new motor.

[Rick93coupe]

I just got done pulling engine and the piston is scuffed up but no cracks or holes. The exhaust valve on the #cylinder is cracked up alittle. By this I mean i can see light. Looks like a bent rod what do you think?

If the valve is cracked that's obvious, if it's bent it wont sit flush in the seat. You could replace that valve and have it fixed but if it's stock heads It's probably not worth the investment.

I'd say you got really lucky!

[mustang_gt88]

Do you think i should buy gt40's or buy a long block 306

[331lx]

Dss level 10 short block and some good heads if u can get the wife to go for it lol

[mustang_gt88]

lol I dont think the wife will be for it, she is looking for the cheapest

[chris91]

Cheapest would be Explorer motor. You can pick them up for like 350-400. Check out car-part.com. Marshalls in Centerville has them listed for 350.

[mustang_gt88]

I will call them tomorrow Thanks for the heads up Chris91

[chris91]

No problem man, good luck with it!

[Rick93coupe]

Do you think i should buy gt40's or buy a long block 306

I think you should buy my GT40P's... :lol:

All kidding aside, how many miles are on the motor? You need to decide whether or not you want to freshen it up. IMO there's no real good reason to buy pistons and bore it out if it's not a tired worn out motor.

[331lx]

lol I dont think the wife will be for it, she is looking for the cheapest

Yea I hear ya here especially the way the times are. Hope ya find some thing that works for ya

[mustang_gt88]

When I bought the motor the guy said it had around 56k on rebuild. So it should be around 57k now.

[331lx]

If ur lookin for cheapest route regular gt40s cuz depending on what headers you have u might have to buy diff ones with the p's. Get some regular ones and have them milled .020 for around 60$ to raise compression a lil and put her back together.

[mustang_gt88]

I have the FRPP headers I think they are the ones that work with p's. That sounds like a good ideal

[331lx]

Well u will be good with p's then I think