how could you miss it?
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how could you miss it?
If you were doing a head gasket job on a 351, how could you NOT see the #8 piston falling apart because of a broken piston ring? I'm NOT an engine expert by any means (only the second time I've actually seen the pistons in an engine and had a reason to care/pay attention), but I even spotted this one right away. 1 out of 8 pistons looks VERY different, and even a person who is somewhat stupid in this field could tell something was wrong. I just don't understand how a certified (not for much longer 
) mechanic could miss this or ignore it.
BTW official findings on engine damage: #8 piston and piston ring destroyed, engine block too badly scored to repair.
Head gaskets, only one side done, and done WRONG. Intake manifold gasket, not aligned. Oil pump clogged by bits of the old head gasket.
Sorry about the rant
) mechanic could miss this or ignore it.BTW official findings on engine damage: #8 piston and piston ring destroyed, engine block too badly scored to repair.
Head gaskets, only one side done, and done WRONG. Intake manifold gasket, not aligned. Oil pump clogged by bits of the old head gasket.
Sorry about the rant
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how could you miss it?
rant away buddy, nothing p's me more than taking something to a "professional" and have him jack it up. i had camber adjusters put in mine when i first got it, later when i was doing some other work i looked at them and it looked like they adjusted them with an ax. hope you got a new motor and an apology for your trouble.
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you'd have to see the pictures to get the whole effect of just how bad this was. I'm NOT by any means a mechanic, I'm a computer tech. But basic trouble shooting skills right down to the old pre-school "which one of these things is not the same" would have told me SOMETHING isn't right. I mean the top of the piston looked like gravel, you could see around the edge right past it, and the cyl was scored and burned.
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