mitragorz
Newbie
I blew the motor in my '88 K2500 plow truck. The engine had been low on power for a few days, but was particularly bad the hour or so before it kicked the bucket.
I was on my way to a client when the motor died. I was able to restart it, but with it had a very loud knock. It ran for a few minutes and died again.
I drained the battery trying to restart it. I called up the wife to come give me a jump. I figured the motor was toast, but I was hoping I could at least limp it the mile and a half home. Got it running, made it about halfway before it started smoking and died again. Tried to restart it, but got a loud bang and a small fire at the bottom of the engine.
Anyway, we pulled the motor out today (got a nice used 305 for $350) and the oil pan had a hole in the side. Would I have been able to throw a rod through the SIDE of the pan? If not, what would have broken through? This is the driver's side of the engine.
I was on my way to a client when the motor died. I was able to restart it, but with it had a very loud knock. It ran for a few minutes and died again.
I drained the battery trying to restart it. I called up the wife to come give me a jump. I figured the motor was toast, but I was hoping I could at least limp it the mile and a half home. Got it running, made it about halfway before it started smoking and died again. Tried to restart it, but got a loud bang and a small fire at the bottom of the engine.
Anyway, we pulled the motor out today (got a nice used 305 for $350) and the oil pan had a hole in the side. Would I have been able to throw a rod through the SIDE of the pan? If not, what would have broken through? This is the driver's side of the engine.
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