I've never seen anything like this...
09-17-2014, 12:01 PM
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Oh. I forgot. I'm in Arizona now. We do get floods and idiots do try to drive through them. It's possible it went for a swim but I don't see any evidence, if that's what happened.
09-17-2014, 01:53 PM
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and stopped with a clunk. No I can't turn it by hand in either direction. This doesn't bode well........
It's starting to sound more and more like that broken rod I mentioned.
09-17-2014, 02:14 PM
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At this point, I'm just going to put it up for sale for what I've got into it. Pity. It's a beautiful rig.
09-17-2014, 04:47 PM
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i would have never guessed a broken rod .... i've never met anyone that beat on a modular motor bad enough to break a con rod.
09-17-2014, 06:23 PM
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Just how much of a chore is it to replace an engine in one of these? It obviously isn't like my old bullnose F150, where I could swap an engine in about 3-4 hours.
09-17-2014, 06:55 PM
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Just how much of a chore is it to replace an engine in one of these?
Imagine carrying a 300 pound person on your back while climbing Mt. Everest.
09-17-2014, 07:03 PM
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Without oxygen, and a case of dysentary?
09-17-2014, 09:21 PM
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That's what I figured. For sale it is, then.
09-18-2014, 10:18 AM
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That's what I figured. For sale it is, then.
My post was meant as a warning, I didn't mean to scare you off.
09-18-2014, 07:08 PM
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Nah. You didn't scare me off. It was just a confirmation of what I already suspected. Most of my tools are in a storage unit in Colorado, still. PITA engine swaps are not on the "to do" list, at the moment.
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Well, we talked to a shop and got a pretty reasonable quote to R&R the engine. Looks like we're keeping the Expy.
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Glad you kept it! Sometimes its worth it if looks like it repairable within budget!
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