Subject	Ouch, guessing you hosed the compression rings. When
Posted by	AzHeat on April 03, 2004 at 12:53 PM
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In Reply To	0 compression in #6.....85 in #2. :( (n/m) posted by Chris(NJ) on April 03, 2004 at 12:23 PM
Message	I took my engine a part due to spun rod bearing, two of my pistons started to melt on the top land. I could actually see the top of the compression ring with the head off. But those cylinders had the same compression as the non damaged pistons because the rings were holding compression.
Follow Ups	0 compression in #6.....85 in #2. :( (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 12:23:39 04/03/04 Vipers are mean ones (n/m) - Tissan 12:28:10 04/03/04 Tech>>>??? - Waco300zx 12:29:01 04/03/04 I'm guessing I missed something... - Waco300zx 12:30:30 04/03/04 hey man, how was that drive back home... - michaelkih (Dallas) 12:48:52 04/03/04 Thanks, yah I had a little positive re-inforcement, he he - Waco300zx 16:03:48 04/03/04 rebuild time :-) good luck Chris.... (n/m) - Red ZX (SoCal) 12:32:03 04/03/04 Sorry to hear man. Good luck with whatever you decide to do (n/m) - Jason (MD) 12:32:33 04/03/04 Good luck with the rebuild. (n/m) - TwinTurboPete 12:41:19 04/03/04 good luck man.. (n/m) - michaelkih (Dallas) 12:49:45 04/03/04 Ouch, guessing you hosed the compression rings. When - AzHeat 12:53:29 04/03/04 were you running race fuel? (n/m) - AzHeat 13:06:12 04/03/04 Burned valve in #6, or total piston failure. Broken ring - AshsZ 13:11:56 04/03/04 Sounds about right.... - rich@splparts.com 13:31:45 04/03/04 if it winds up looking like that, i'll be even more - Chris(NJ) 08:52:10 04/04/04 That's a shame - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 13:12:35 04/03/04 20lbs on 100.......... should've been fine. (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 08:54:05 04/04/04 How many miles were on the engine? - P Rock(OH) 13:23:36 04/03/04 the car/motor had almost 80k on it. (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 08:53:02 04/04/04 Please dude, rebuild it.. - MaxBoostTT 13:30:41 04/03/04 :( (n/m) - ZEngineer 15:00:24 04/03/04 Oh my. Visa time. (n/m) - Kenny 15:25:53 04/03/04 Or ask Wagz for a loan (n/m) - AzHeat 15:51:01 04/03/04 Re: 0 compression in #6.....85 in #2. :( - ZHOUND 15:42:54 04/03/04 What do you do now? Octane booster? (n/m) - Justin (So Cal) 15:44:27 04/03/04 Re: What do you do now? Octane booster? - ZHOUND 15:46:41 04/03/04 100 octane is so expensive...I hate pump gas! (n/m) - PunkZTT(Phoenix) 17:29:22 04/03/04 He had a full tank of race gas - SR Productions ($65 stage 3) 17:31:53 04/03/04 Sorry to hear :( (n/m) - zboost(TX) 16:09:11 04/03/04 Sorry to hear Chris, good luck. . - punkz (Dallas) 17:28:47 04/03/04 yup :) - zboost(TX) 08:14:13 04/04/04
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