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my poor motor


justin0717
06-09-2005, 08:55 PM
Well i dont know if anyone remembers my post about the knock in my grand am. Well i replaced the collapsed lifters..and started it up today...well it was more than collapsed lifters, because it ran making the same noise for about 10 minutes then the motor blew up :headshake . Im not sure what happened exactly, but im thinking it was something in the bottom end, like a spun bearing or something..but anyways my poor 2.4 is gone. Now i gotta find either a new car, or a 2.4/3.1 to put in my car.

Oh well, i look at it as it was gunna blow up anyways, so at least i tried to fix it. :disappoin

Knifeblade
06-10-2005, 05:03 AM
That'sa drag, Justin. Sorry to hear it died.

Ridenour
06-10-2005, 10:21 AM
Holy shit Justin! :( I'm really sorry to here that man. Wow that sucks hardcore. If it makes you feel anybetter, you should be able to get a 2.4 at a junkyard for 400$-ish (at least in Michigan).

justin0717
06-10-2005, 05:12 PM
yea im getting a new car and a used motor/tranny....im gunna give it all to my brother....and help him put it in probably...becuase he wants to learn to be a mechanic...so ill let him learn with a motor swap.....

Forkliftguy
06-10-2005, 05:52 PM
Wow, sorry to hear that, that sucks. What are you going to do with the blown engine?

Knifeblade
06-10-2005, 05:59 PM
If ya can save the blown engine [instead of giving it to the boneyard for a price break], I would [if ya have the space] save as much of it as ya can. Parts-source, especially if ya boneyarding the swap.

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