kayakertom Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Last year when I got my project '87 dl wagon, I expected that I would have to replace the engine so I bidded on an Ebay motor from Mokato_autoparts and was the high bidder. It turned out that I was able to rebuild the existing motor in the dl, so the Ebay motor just sat unused until I got another project recently. Project 2 is a '90 Loyale and had serious motor problems but a very straight, rust free, nice two-tone paint body. So for the past 6 weeks, I've been wrenching on it. Got the Ebay motor installed, running and took a short trip around the block. Then I noticed that the radiator wanted more coolant and I added some, but then shut it down when it seemed to want too much. Checked the oil dipstick and discovered foam. Drained the oilpan and saw a foul milkshake - coolant in the oil that had been churned. Decided to pull the motor (out in 2 hours) to see what I did wrong. Found that one side of the intake manifold wasn't torqued enough. Have taken one head off so far and also discovered that Mokato didn't use the reinforced o-ring under the camshaft housing. Cleaned up that side of the motor and replaced the head gasket and installed the proper o-ring. Will finish the other side tomorrow. Moral of the story: Should have double-checked for the proper o-ring before installing the motor and taken my time installing the intake manifold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Wow. That story is enough to make a grown man cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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