Posted by Patrick M on July 31, 2009, 9:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Real Problems"
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Thanks Brad but I'm thinking a can of petrol and a match would be better right now. It "WAS" a short motor, new from the UK but purchased here in Aus. It's only done 10,000K "The Mongrel Thing". Yeah good thought Brad My step son just picked up a 1999 Disco for $1500.00 yesterday it apparentely has a noise in the motor as well as a miss but being a mechanic he is confident he can get it going ok. But that does'nt solve my delima. Regards:- Patrick M. --Previous Message-- : Pat that is no bloody good at all : Can i please ask that when you have gone can : I please have the motor and also if not to : much trouble the Rangie? : I mean to say it needs another good home : after you have left us : : : : : : : : : No on a more serious note I really feel for : you as it not an easy job of swapping motors : as I am doing this right now. but having a : new motor only to find out its stuffed is : really low. : I wonder if it was cleaned out properly : after the engine was machined. scrubbed and : washed out with detergent to remove all the : oil and swarf from the machining process. : Was this a full long motor or an exchange : block or out of the crate from england? : Who is paying for all this removal and : stripdown? : I hope its not you. : Please keep us all updated with the outcome : and progress as I am very keen to hear what : happened and why. : Chin up and if you are going to buy the : missus another car why not look for a disco : or something now and when the rangie is : going again sell the disco that way you wont : have withdrawl symptoms. : Cheap ones are out there especially on ebay! : You just have to look. : If you read one of my previous posts where I : picked up a 95 disco for $1300 I spent about : $10.00 to fix it (transfercase output : bearing)and my time to clean it up and I : sold it 5 weeks later for $4600 : : It made me smile : You need to smile as well : : Brad : : : --Previous Message-- : Hi Blokes : I have a major problem on my hands, the : brand new 4.6 litre I put into my Rangie has : F@#%ed up. I'm feeling very low. It has to : be shipped back to the people I bought it : from and an autopsy performed on it to : determine what went wrong. Basically I have : found swarf in the oil gallery recess of the : camshaft and a s$%t load of metal and gunk : in the sump, at this stage it looks like : whatever it was has pushed metal right : through the whole engine. : No more Rangie, vvvvvery saaaaad. : Now I have to buy a new car for the Missus, : vvvvvverrrryy, vvvvvvery, saaaaaaaadddddddd. : : Think I'll go slash my wrists nowwww. it's : downwards with the razor isn't it? Anyone : with some good advise on how to perform this : task successfully please make contact : immediately. : : Regards to all (so long):- Patrick M. : : :