 Bringing the Talon back to life |
 Mar 31 2006, 12:45 AM
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Person of Wisdom  Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 22-December 04 From: Bloomington Member No.: 399  |
I am starting to pull the engine in the Talon this month. I am pretty sure it had crank walk. Spun to different sets of bearing. Does anyone have any suggestions before I dig into this project to far. I know there are a hand full of you that have dealt with this same problem before. And I know you are all going to say do a 6bolt swap but I am on a budget with this. I dont want to throw another 1000 to 1500 back into the engine. If the head is still good I would like to reuse it. But what do you guys think?
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Mar 31 2006, 04:17 AM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Moderators Posts: 1,156 Joined: 23-September 02 Member No.: 16 |
My opinion is, do it right, do it once. If you don't have the money to do things correctly the first time, how will you ever afford to fix the problems that an intermediate solution will cause?
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Mar 31 2006, 07:21 AM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,995 Joined: 27-November 04 From: Yates City IL Member No.: 389 |
I would seriously look at the 6 bolt swap. Once you start pricing the rebuild of the 7 Bolt, you'll might as well spend the money on the 6 bolt. You can easily spend $1000 on a "stock" rebuild: bearings, new crank, oil pump, gaskets, machining etc. Why spend all that cash if you're going to be worried about it walking again.
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Mar 31 2006, 09:48 AM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 780 Joined: 14-July 04 Member No.: 338 |
I'm not sure what the other's might think about this, but you could cheaply pick up a 6-bolt NA block, and swap the necessary pistons/connecting rods out. You'll be without oil squirters, but it's an option, I guess. It would be cheaper than sourcing a fully assembled 6bolt turbo motor.
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thanks hcar.... I am still massaging that area trying to get it ready...  |
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Mar 31 2006, 10:36 AM
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 Zen Master DSM Group: Moderators Posts: 3,008 Joined: 10-January 01 From: in front of you Member No.: 5 |
I have a 6-bolt with a spun bearing that I'll sell you at a fair price. It'll need to be looked at by a machine shop.
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