Dad gum - New silver rose is dead - pics :(
08-02-2007, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LFA951
When it got to the shop they got 140 on #4, 90 on #3, 120 on #2 and 90 on #1, the hg blew on #4 and it was filled with coolant and clean as a whistle.
They think it overheated because the scumbag at Promotion who did it, did not put the clamp around the thermostat rubber (wasn't even seated right) and the thermostat was sideways when they took off the radiator hose, aside from that, 3 studs were stripped and 2 were broken, they told me one exhaust manifold gasket was leaking 360 degrees around the manifold and that when you do the head you fix or change the studs and gaskets and Promotion didn't do any of that! None of the nuts were torqued right neither on the head or on the exhaust manifold. The head was warped but not cracked, it cost me (with new exhaust manifold gaskets and studs, Widefire, gaskets, etc.) $1,500 out the door, would have cost me $4,500 to do an overhaul and reseal the whole engine. It'll run fine as long as you don't mind a little blow by, which is normal for turbo cars
They think it overheated because the scumbag at Promotion who did it, did not put the clamp around the thermostat rubber (wasn't even seated right) and the thermostat was sideways when they took off the radiator hose, aside from that, 3 studs were stripped and 2 were broken, they told me one exhaust manifold gasket was leaking 360 degrees around the manifold and that when you do the head you fix or change the studs and gaskets and Promotion didn't do any of that! None of the nuts were torqued right neither on the head or on the exhaust manifold. The head was warped but not cracked, it cost me (with new exhaust manifold gaskets and studs, Widefire, gaskets, etc.) $1,500 out the door, would have cost me $4,500 to do an overhaul and reseal the whole engine. It'll run fine as long as you don't mind a little blow by, which is normal for turbo cars
08-03-2007, 11:35 AM
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Got the engine and trans dropped out last night and pulled off that turbo. Gotta get it cleaned up and on the shelf waiting for a new car. Haven't checked the shaft for play yet. Sold the oil cooler and camber plates and dipstick. Asking $1500 for the 17" Kinesis wheels.