Alright SS... IF that were the case and I spun a bearing.... am I still in the same boat financially? Cheaper to get a whole new engine, rather than tear the heads off and pull the block apart to get to/replace that one bearing?
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06-05-2008
Alright SS... IF that were the case and I spun a bearing.... am I still in the same boat financially? Cheaper to get a whole new engine, rather than tear the heads off and pull the block apart to get to/replace that one bearing?
06-05-2008
if you get a new engine it will probably cost more than a rebuild...if you get a used engibe you never know what it has been through or how long it will last.
a rebuild imho is the best solution if this were the problem....rod bearings,crank bearings,rings,line honing,cyl bore honing and labor at a decent machine shop shouldnt cost more than a used engine with 70000 miles....you do the math lol
06-06-2008
You can pick up a used L67 for as little as $500-700 depending on the yards near you. Ed Morad sells them too. A engine rebuild would be more than that, from what I've seen.
06-06-2008
your right...figured they would have been more....what you think a compleate rebuild would cost? 1600.00?Originally Posted by Sabrewings
06-06-2008
I would look for another engine and do a direct swap if it is internal.
Rebuilds are not as cheap, and not as reliable as a untouched factory bottom end.
It takes a good mechanic and a good machine shop to be able to rebuild one of our 3800 and not have a failure 500 to 10,000 miles later.
If its a broken flex plate, thats easy to see or find, climb under your car, and remove your cover and shine a light up in there and look for cracked, bent, or broken metal pieces. You can replace the flex plate with both the motor and the transmission in the engine bay, you separate the motor from the transmission and sorta push it to the side as far as it can go, there will be enough room to get in between the block and tranny to remove the bolts and the flex plate for the swap. Thats how one guy did it in the pits at the Pontiac Nationals a few years ago. Oh, and you have to use a engine hoist/cherry picker to move, support/hold the motor while your doing this replacement this way.
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06-07-2008
Thanks for the info guys... you've certainly given me a LOT to look into and a slew of new diagnostic methods. I'm gonna end up taking it to a mechanic friend of mine just to see if he can tell me definitively what's wrong with it, and go from there, but I'll make sure I mention the ideas posted here... God help me...
Thanks again for all the input =)
06-07-2008
My engine was rebuilt all the way down to replacing the crank, #1 piston and all associated items. It cost me $500 in parts (not sure how much the shop kicked in) and the labor was free. Long ugly story as to why the price was what it was. Anyway, I feel pretty lucky as the rebuild was done about 43K miles ago. As mentioned many rebuilds have not been successful though.
IF you have engine failure then Ed Morad is likely your best bet.
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