Garbage_Mechan
Garbage Mechanic
So the 86 in my sig finally got tired with 450,000 miles plus. This was back in 2013.
Did a total top notch rebuild including Mahle pistons, mild port job, head studs and more. Clearances and protrusion set, much attention to detail. So then everything in my work world went upside down before I really had it it broken in, maybe 1k miles on it. With everything changed and me working in Montana I decided to give it to my son, he was getting in need of a reliable vehicle. He wasn't quite ready to pay for insurance and regs yet, so I gave him strict orders to start it up no less the once every two weeks and let get up to operating temp. So I get a call from my wife (while I'm 1,200 miles away in MT). Rather agitated. "Your son's truck just blew up" What do you mean it blew up? "He started it and it went BANG and all the coolant shot out all at once." Trying to visualize........ "Oh an there's parts on the ground under the truck" Like what? "A freeze plug and a piece of gasket" Oh that couldn't of come from the 86, must be old. "No, brand new, I'll send a picture" Studying picture.............mmmmn that does look like a new freeze plug and a piece of head gasket. Ok, I'll check it out next time I'm home...
Did a total top notch rebuild including Mahle pistons, mild port job, head studs and more. Clearances and protrusion set, much attention to detail. So then everything in my work world went upside down before I really had it it broken in, maybe 1k miles on it. With everything changed and me working in Montana I decided to give it to my son, he was getting in need of a reliable vehicle. He wasn't quite ready to pay for insurance and regs yet, so I gave him strict orders to start it up no less the once every two weeks and let get up to operating temp. So I get a call from my wife (while I'm 1,200 miles away in MT). Rather agitated. "Your son's truck just blew up" What do you mean it blew up? "He started it and it went BANG and all the coolant shot out all at once." Trying to visualize........ "Oh an there's parts on the ground under the truck" Like what? "A freeze plug and a piece of gasket" Oh that couldn't of come from the 86, must be old. "No, brand new, I'll send a picture" Studying picture.............mmmmn that does look like a new freeze plug and a piece of head gasket. Ok, I'll check it out next time I'm home...