I have two options. Not sure what to do.
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I have two options. Not sure what to do.
Well, I will be getting the engine for my 1995 Disco tomorrow. It been sitting in my garage since November patiently waiting.
A friend of mine is getting me a 3.9 V8 for $600 out of a 1991 Range Rover. The engine is good, I think the Rangie is just rusty as hell.
The story is this: The 3.9 in my Disco blew a head gasket, and was overheated. I know the instant reaction is going to be "dropped cylinder liner"...but I'm not so sure.
When the head gasket blew, the #8 piston got really hot and began to melt, and sort of spackled aluminum to the cylinder wall. Whoever was driving (it wasn't me) stopped, and had it towed to a dealership who tore it apart and started seeing money signs. The owner said 'hell no' and towed it home to be parted out. It was in the process of being parted out when I saved it. I wouldn't save just any Discovery; this one is a 5-speed.
I don't know what kind of condition the heads were in; they disappeared before I got the truck. Right now, it is torn all the way down to the short block, all I can see is the tops of the pistons and the camshaft and lifters.
What I want to know is this: Does an overheated motor almost guarantee that a cylinder liner has dropped? Looking at the #8 cylinder, other than being lightly scored from where the piston melted, it doesn't look any different than the other cylinders. I don't think the liner was disturbed by the overheating, since it wasn't prolonged.
Would anyone else here do what I am thinking, and try to salvage the short block?
A friend of mine is getting me a 3.9 V8 for $600 out of a 1991 Range Rover. The engine is good, I think the Rangie is just rusty as hell.
The story is this: The 3.9 in my Disco blew a head gasket, and was overheated. I know the instant reaction is going to be "dropped cylinder liner"...but I'm not so sure.
When the head gasket blew, the #8 piston got really hot and began to melt, and sort of spackled aluminum to the cylinder wall. Whoever was driving (it wasn't me) stopped, and had it towed to a dealership who tore it apart and started seeing money signs. The owner said 'hell no' and towed it home to be parted out. It was in the process of being parted out when I saved it. I wouldn't save just any Discovery; this one is a 5-speed.
I don't know what kind of condition the heads were in; they disappeared before I got the truck. Right now, it is torn all the way down to the short block, all I can see is the tops of the pistons and the camshaft and lifters.
What I want to know is this: Does an overheated motor almost guarantee that a cylinder liner has dropped? Looking at the #8 cylinder, other than being lightly scored from where the piston melted, it doesn't look any different than the other cylinders. I don't think the liner was disturbed by the overheating, since it wasn't prolonged.
Would anyone else here do what I am thinking, and try to salvage the short block?
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