April 16, 2007
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A Tale of Two Engines
http://hosting.dynamis.net/tomsplace/engine-replacement/index.php
(Click the link above to view the pictures). Pictures of the old-engine flaws revealed start halfway down the page. Check out how the combustion gases being pushed over into the water jacket left a brown "burn" trail. Busted!
Seeing this helps me get my sanity back.
Comments (7)
Is this your new engine? Looks clean and pretty (thought I would make a girly remark!). I have my car out of the shop, all the work cost $2,700.00, a very expensive lesson, I won't loan my car to my kids anymore...I will take them where they need to go.
You know this is one case where many of the car guys are thinking about the same thing. "Ooh ... ahh ... nice ... wow ..." the more vain of us have been known to clean our engines and take pictures of them before ... we usually have an excuse such as "taking it to an auto show" or something like that ...
(Explanation) This post is show and tell about (1) the new engine going in and (2) why it is needed, i.e. why my car was overheating. The tiny bubbles of combustion gases being forced into the water jacket were eventually combining to make a larger bubble, which would make its way to the water pump, and then the water pump would cavitate, water would stop moving, and the car would overheat. Actually I think there may have been another place said large bubbles were making their way to that also coaxed overheating. But no reason to theorize now ... we've determined the source of the air getting into the cooling stream and its being replaced (gulp).
(Terms, simplified) "Water" above actually refers to coolant, but for the sake of clarity for the non technical, I used the word "water" to match the terms "water pump" and "water jacket". The "water jacket" is an area where coolant flows right around the cylinders to cool them and the block. Cylinders are where combustion occurs to move the pistons, which turn the crank, which turn the transmission, which turns the wheels.
Nice looking new engine, I do appreciate the explanations...you never know when I might need this information. I like to sound like I know what I am talking about when I talk to my mechanic. I used to help my Dad when he rebuilt engines...he gave me the job of cleaning parts, I loved being his helper.
What a cool memory.
My Dad died when I was about 28-years-old...I really loved him, it was sad, he was an alcoholic, he died a transient someplace in California.
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