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I think my 2.8 has finally used up its last life, the thing waits until I get halfway across town and then blows the dipstick off of the tube and starts hosing down the exhaust manifold with oil... and it has more smoke than normal coming of the exhaust pipe. I am temped to try seafoam or something in it and try to reseat the rings, but I am not very optimistic it will walk away from this.
It is a little down on power, but still cracks right off and idles nice and smooth when I start it, so at least I don't have to push it around for the begining stages of putting a different engine in it.
Kinda sad, I got it my sophmore year of high school in August of 2000, and shortly after that dad didn't think the engine would get me out of high school. It did, and up until this recent spell it kept running better and better. I have known for a long time it was on borrowed time, so really it is impressive it has lasted as long as it did. I have been planning on a V-8 swap, but oddly I have everything stashed away but a usuable engine... I was hoping to get at least another year out of the 2.8.
Glad I got that shiny new duraspark distributer, valve seals, water pump, thermostat, belts and hoses for it... none of which will help me out a bit in my next engine.
It is a little down on power, but still cracks right off and idles nice and smooth when I start it, so at least I don't have to push it around for the begining stages of putting a different engine in it.
Kinda sad, I got it my sophmore year of high school in August of 2000, and shortly after that dad didn't think the engine would get me out of high school. It did, and up until this recent spell it kept running better and better. I have known for a long time it was on borrowed time, so really it is impressive it has lasted as long as it did. I have been planning on a V-8 swap, but oddly I have everything stashed away but a usuable engine... I was hoping to get at least another year out of the 2.8.
Glad I got that shiny new duraspark distributer, valve seals, water pump, thermostat, belts and hoses for it... none of which will help me out a bit in my next engine.