jmead Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 well, I was on the fence about my v8 swap. I knew I was going to do it, but just not when. I didn't want to risk screwing up a perfectly good car to drop the new engine in, but I'm also getting tired of the i6 and don't want to spend any more money on an engine I know I'm not going to have that much longer. Well, the car made the decision easier I'm driving down the road, seems a little rough, but I haven't driven the car in a few weeks so I don't think about it. Starts vibrating a little more, I pull over, everythings fine, all the gauges are good. A few seconds down the road, all kinds of bad noises start comming from the engine. Turns out 2 of the bolts that hold the fan assembly to the pulley had worked themselves out, and the other two just weren't enough. The fan started shaking and ripped itself apart, in addition to shaking the waterpump so bad the gasket broke and started spewing coolant all over. Its not a total loss, but its enough to make up my mind. V8 is going in, quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. G. Olphart Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Definitely not a total loss- It has you headed where you really wanted to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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