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01-14-2014 02:04 PM #11
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- Car Year, Make, Model: 40 Ford Deluxe, 68 Corvette, 72&76 K30
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Well I drove it to work last Friday and it went from a good day to f me real quick. Anyone else feel like you just can't win sometimes?
Anyway, the oil drain plug fell out and ran low on oil. I was driving down the freeway and heard something hit the bottom of the floor but I didn't see any rocks or debris on the road. So I kept watching the gauges and didn't see or hear anything weird. Oil pressure never went down nor did the dummy light come on. Then I heard a weird noise and felt it loose power. I pulled over when I heard a shuttering noise. Started it up and didn't hear anything. Got out and looked under it and SOB! Yep, oil plug was gone and oil was coming out. Oh great. I had my brother bring a drain plug and my dad brought oil. We put the plug in and put in new oil. Started it up and it made no noises. Drove it to work, everything ok. (Besides the overdrive in the trans is whining) Parked it outside the shop at work. Went out 2hrs later to bring it inside and when I started it I heard the inevitable........... Bad rod or main bearing. So now I'm rebuilding an engine for it. I just rechecked all kinds of stuff on this before we pulled it out of the shop. But I didn't check the dang engine oil drain plug. I even stared right at it as I was looking for an oil leak that must have been from spilled oil when filling it up as the oil was still clean and not dirty. But anyway, when I was under the oil pan the drain plug wasn't even wet. Bad deal for sure.
Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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I bought the 76 in August , but haven't been able to work on it. When I get a chance I'll post some pictures.
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