CM871 kickin my Butt

[RustyWood]

(06-18-2020 )Rawze Wrote:  Actually what i told him was ...

If you have the money and the means to get it down here, I would help you rebuild it in my driveway. Sounded like you are well skilled enough to do the job with just a little guidance.

- Being outside is also not any kind of problem. Plenty of people have done theirs here without any issues at all. An el-cheapo canope above the work area and just ensuring things are properly wiped down as they go back together, no big deal.

You just need ...

To be sure you have a secure means for buying whatever parts that are necessary ...

The time to do so ... it obviously takes a little longer when your doing it yourself vs. a shop.

Are able to turn your own wrenches to some medium degree, as I am not going to do the job for you, but mostly keep you from making mistakes and help out with the more skilled parts like precision machining, counter-boring the block etc. so that it is all done 100% right.

I also mentioned that Uni and Hag are also good choices as well if you just want to pay someone to knock it out instead... but it is up to you what you want to do.


Actually after the phone call, I though to myself that it would be nice to do one here in the driveway, have not done one this year with anyone yet.

Thanks for the conversation Rawze, I will get the bore-scope and investigate that cylinder with pictures to post, and we'll see what it looks like and if we can determine if I'm safe to Bobtail it on 5 cylinders across country to you. It does run and rev pretty good for being down a cylinder, each thing I've done has improved it, but I'm glad you pointed out to me the popping sound in the intake I DO hear when disconnected from the intercooler/charge and how you said since it sounded metallic when it went ca-blewy, then faded away was probably something like a valve lip/piece coming out and probably what took out the Turbo. See that experience is priceless, I'm used to naturally asperatedV8's and didn't jump on thinking of that like you did, and why I want the learning experience of having your guidance to rebuild it. I do have my own business visa and can order what we'll need.

I'll be talking to ya, and Thanks again !!