Originally posted by 1stGenCRXer
No, absolute worst case scenario would be a broken rod, since he hasn't mentioned any strange noises or heavy vibrations ["rough" but running is not very heavy in my book, knocking and stalling], a bent rod is not a likely item since the clearances in most engines are such that a bent rod can make contact with the lower portion of the cylinder, as well as throw off the balance of the internals. A broken ring land [not necessarily the ring], would cause serious lack of compression, and a sufficiently bent valve would be stuck in a position where it would kill the cylinder with little to no noise present. In a hydro-locked engine it is also quite possible to bend a valve as well since the extreme pressures produced can cause the timing belt to temporarily stretch enough to make contact, especially if only one cylinder is trying to compress a full stroke of water.
As for the headgasket, most people are not lucky enough for a headgasket to blow and save them from the effects of hydrolocking, though that would the cheapest result. Check for cross-contamination of fluids.
I've seen engines blown up and broken in more ways than most people can imagine.
eeek..that doesnt sound good to me...kinda makes me scared that my engine might actually have somethin wrong with it.
Umm....so...i've heard and i've heard again. Get a compression test and leakdown test done...will this ENSURE 100% that my engine is fine? If both pass that is.
I also need to get a valve clearance adjustment done on it. Its approaching 90k so i should do that. While their doing that would it be cheap for them to check some stuff out for me? j/w
Btw..thanx for all the advice. I'm getting a little more educated on what can go wrong with an engine.
P.S. 1stGenCRXer are you a mechanic or "were" a mechanic? j/w because you sound like you know what ur talkin about(but then again some people can talk outta their a** all friggin day and "seem" like they know what their talkin about).
Lata.
Dave