Thread: Regal: goodbye motor

Sadly...today marked the end of the motor. 204,9XX miles. It feels done to me, I need to go test cylinder 5 as that appears to be the problem area. Sounded like lifter tick the last couple days. Today about 5 miles out of work...it started feeling like a cylinder or two weren't firing. Limped it home and near the end..it was two foot, lucky to keep it running...limmmmmping.

What an awesome Regal though. Got me home. (I did renew AAA membership on the way though )

I was contemplating what to do this morning and figured, I'll go NA. A junkyard about 30 miles south has a lot of L26's that they sell for $295. I have my name on one from a Lucerne with 46K miles on it. Will head down tomorrow and scoop it up.

Swapping the top from your L67?

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

I did renew AAA membership on the way though

this^^^.


hahaha


why N.A. though?

yayyyyy low mileage l26.
bill.......just build a turbo setup. be a cool kid.

QUAD TURBLOWS! Do iTTTT

Survey says!!!! No compression on cylinder 5, didn't check the others. Spark plug looked fine though. Don't ask ... I'm the master of achieving stuff "that can't happen".

NA because I don't need a race car or even a fast car. I was looking for an NA car to being with, SC just happen to come along first with a good body. I had engine or trans covered if I needed to swap it. Had all the suspension on deck as well as many other things. I'd prefer to run regular fuel and be kinda slow, it's more reliable.

On the subject of turbo, it might happen. I had prepped for it originally with the 1.9 rockers. If they are still good, they'll go back on the new motor. I expect this to be running again, very soon.

Lifter tap a broken spring?

Sad sad day... I think you should top swap just because...

Pulled the VC last night and the springs looked fine. they are L76's

I agree with the top swap.

DO IT!!

I like my low mileage topswaped L26 block. Hasn't broken a rod or anything yet! I keep trying.

Interesting discovery. I put the springs, seals, retainers and rockers on about 35K ago.

Notice the valve is low


One of the locks is sitting on the head


The other lock is mangled in the retainer


Rocker survived fine overall


Not sure how a lock pops out.

so awesome to find this in a regal.

Yes..I said it was in the retainer

so the valve never dropped? or is this a catastrophic failure? aka Mr valve meet Mr piston?

Valve is down.. you can see the top of it in the middle of the spring..and it's not moving. New motor is in already.

Now I want to get those god damn zipper head retainers out of my car.

I know yours are not zippers, but I don't like mushrooms

pretty sure valve met piston

all in a mornings work lol