Alright. We have all made mistakes. This one is going to cost me. Brief synopsis: Bought an '04 disco last week that was super clean and white. I really really like white. So I bought it. Had it delivered from Texas to Albuquerque. Took delivery of it Wednesday night. Fired it up and noticed that it did have a "tick" like the previous owner disclosed. Otherwise immaculate as I wanted. Drove it home and realized that the tick was actually a knock and immediately I recognized the sound. For sure, a slipped liner. The truck, however, had fantastic power and other than the "knock" it ran wonderfully. Today I fired it up, drove it to have its new tires installed and on the ride home, at exactly 9.3 miles since owning it, it overheated and lost its head gaskets and most of the coolant which I can assume was a product of the slipped liner. Lost almost all power and within 30 seconds it was in the red on the guage and pure white death coming out of the tail pipe. Fuck me running.
First I would like to start off by asking that this thread remain pure mechanical. Yes, I am pissed and I do feel that I was mislead slightly during the purchase. But fuck it. I bought it sight unseen and I plan on seeing this fucking money pit rise again. I will settle up with him and he and I are on the same page after a conversation this afternoon. Until then, lets get this thing fixed. I am pot committed to my white dreamy death bucket.
I have done full head gaskets on my last d2 with no issues. As far as myself as the mechanic goes, thats as far as I am willing to go with my schedule. Anything crazier than that, I need to pay someone to do. Everything above the head gaskets is essentially new. All of it was installed December 2011. This includes rockers, arms, valve train, etc...
I am pretty convinced that it was a slipped liner that set this nightmare off. With that said, the block is most likely compromised. OR can I have it tested, welded, and the top hats put in? Is this a proper repair that will last? Also can I do this without having to disassemble the block myself? Is that common for a machine shop to be able to disassemble, fix, and reassemble the block for me?
If the block cannot be repaired, where can I get a new block that will not allow this to happen again and will come plug and play ready so I can just bolt it in and build it from the HG up? I do not trust just buying a random block or full up engine as this CANNOT happen again. If I am going to pour some more serious money into this rig, I need it to go for a while.
The rover cannibal place with their "cannibal v8" looks great but all the reports on here say that the service is sketchy and that worries me.
Thanks for the help ahead of time guys, Im gonna need it on this one. atriot:
Anyone know of any solid rover shops in Albuquerque just incase I decide to turn it over to a shop for repair?
First I would like to start off by asking that this thread remain pure mechanical. Yes, I am pissed and I do feel that I was mislead slightly during the purchase. But fuck it. I bought it sight unseen and I plan on seeing this fucking money pit rise again. I will settle up with him and he and I are on the same page after a conversation this afternoon. Until then, lets get this thing fixed. I am pot committed to my white dreamy death bucket.
I have done full head gaskets on my last d2 with no issues. As far as myself as the mechanic goes, thats as far as I am willing to go with my schedule. Anything crazier than that, I need to pay someone to do. Everything above the head gaskets is essentially new. All of it was installed December 2011. This includes rockers, arms, valve train, etc...
I am pretty convinced that it was a slipped liner that set this nightmare off. With that said, the block is most likely compromised. OR can I have it tested, welded, and the top hats put in? Is this a proper repair that will last? Also can I do this without having to disassemble the block myself? Is that common for a machine shop to be able to disassemble, fix, and reassemble the block for me?
If the block cannot be repaired, where can I get a new block that will not allow this to happen again and will come plug and play ready so I can just bolt it in and build it from the HG up? I do not trust just buying a random block or full up engine as this CANNOT happen again. If I am going to pour some more serious money into this rig, I need it to go for a while.
The rover cannibal place with their "cannibal v8" looks great but all the reports on here say that the service is sketchy and that worries me.
Thanks for the help ahead of time guys, Im gonna need it on this one. atriot:
Anyone know of any solid rover shops in Albuquerque just incase I decide to turn it over to a shop for repair?