Progress Thread Miss Molly

RaggedGT · Jul 2, 2017

miss_molly_mustang said:
Not even a week after installing a new shifter cable, a new beast has reared its ugly head... I believe that Molly has blown a head gasket. More updates to come :/

Sorry to hear that

Neuron · Jul 2, 2017

That car is really testing you, hang in there, you are going to be a master mechanic in no time at this rate!

Hoytster · Aug 8, 2017

miss_molly_mustang said:
Not even a week after installing a new shifter cable, a new beast has reared its ugly head... I believe that Molly has blown a head gasket. More updates to come :/

Any update? Hope it's working out!

miss_molly_mustang · Aug 11, 2017

Hoytster said:
Any update? Hope it's working out!

Well, As of this moment I am waiting for the money to get a whole new crate engine, which will hopefully be within the next 2 weeks. I just decided to drop a new engine rather than try to fix my head gasket right now. I will absolutely post pictures when I do this!

Neuron · Aug 12, 2017

You are going to have new car when you are done!

miss_molly_mustang · Aug 12, 2017

Neuron said:
You are going to have new car when you are done!

I can't tell you how excited I am!

Low key, I want to use the old engine to do a performance rebuild, just have to wait and see the outcome of this new engine first.

robertsa · Aug 13, 2017

What does a crate 3.8 run?

miss_molly_mustang · Aug 13, 2017

robertsa said:
What does a crate 3.8 run?

I've found one online that I can order for a little over $1K, without accessories. Most of the accessories on the old motor are brand new/ slightly used, so I'm just going to transfer them over because there is no sense in having that just wasted away. I'll have to buy some extra things like gaskets and I'll probably put in new hoses too, but that's the game plan for the moment. O'reillys and autozone have them w/ accessories for right at $2K and I just don't see the point in spending that extra money when all of the accessories I have were already new.

robertsa · Aug 13, 2017

miss_molly_mustang said:
I've found one online that I can order for a little over $1K, without accessories. Most of the accessories on the old motor are brand new/ slightly used, so I'm just going to transfer them over because there is no sense in having that just wasted away. I'll have to buy some extra things like gaskets and I'll probably put in new hoses too, but that's the game plan for the moment. O'reillys and autozone have them w/ accessories for right at $2K and I just don't see the point in spending that extra money when all of the accessories I have were already new.

Sounds like a plan. I don't know who the rebuilder is but Google them. Find out what others who have used them think about their purchase. It would hurt to throw a grand at this and end up in the same boat.

Neuron · Aug 14, 2017

That is for a long block?

miss_molly_mustang · Aug 15, 2017

Neuron said:
That is for a long block?

Yeah, but I've decided not to use that company. Very, very bad reviews from customers. Might just be doing a head gasket replacement after all. I'm going home from college this weekend and I'm hoping I can put in some quality time with her just to see what all needs to be done or if it's just damage control at this point.

Neuron · Aug 15, 2017

Makes sense, that is way to cheap for a quality unit. You can learn a lot R/R'ing head gaskets and replace a lot of stuff then that would give you grief down the line.

miss_molly_mustang · Aug 25, 2017

So far, I am no closer to having Molly running than I was the last time I posted. I have such a full course load right now at college and I can't get the time to sit down and take apart everything to look at what all needs to be done to get her back a'rolling. I hope it's soon (because I feel like I'm missing my other half).

miss_molly_mustang · Sep 18, 2017

Time for a much needed update! So this week I will be ordering the head gasket set and head bolts this week. Was curious to see if there's any preferred brand that works better? I've never had to replace head gaskets before and I would very much like to do it only once. Pictures this weekend!

Side note: will probably have to have my heads remachined, so hopefully within the next month Molly will start breaking necks again.

RaggedGT · Sep 18, 2017

Not sure what it would cost to have your heads rebuilt/machined.

Has good reviews ,may be worth checking into

Neuron · Sep 19, 2017

I like Fel Pro Gaskets, been using them for decades now with nary a regret.

Noobz347 · Sep 19, 2017

If you are ever planning boost, now would be a good time to replace the head bolts with ARP studs.

No special gaskets needed.
Torque according to ARP specs.
If you do this, order a tube of the ARP oil as well (specifically for torquing ARP hardware).

Neuron · Sep 20, 2017

Noobz347 said:
If you are ever planning boost, now would be a good time to replace the head bolts with ARP studs.

No special gaskets needed.
Torque according to ARP specs.
If you do this, order a tube of the ARP oil as well (specifically for torquing ARP hardware).

Its a V6, I think she is just trying to get a reliable car as inexpensively as possible with her schooling.

miss_molly_mustang · Sep 22, 2017

Mods will definitely come into play later on down the road, I just want my car back. Because let's be honest - a Hyundai elantra just doesn't turn heads.

Anywho, I came home today to my many boxes of gaskets (I went with the felpro), sealant, and head bolts. I removed the upper intake manifold before it started to rain.

I noticed that it has just a little bit of gunk in there. While I have her taken apart like this I want to clean some of her parts. Any recommendations? I've looked on other forums and sites that say just water and scrubbing is fine. But I don't limit myself on opinions.

Tomorrow, I plan on removing both heads and taking them to get machined, if viable. I'm REALLY hoping that they didn't warp when she overheated and blew the gasket.

I will post pictures in the morning!

miss_molly_mustang · Sep 23, 2017

Okay, update:

I pressure washed my intake today and now it's clean. I was not able to remove both heads because mother nature likes to play games when I go outside to work on my car. I only have a few more bolts left on the a/c side of having the head off. Hoping tomorrow will be the day I get both off.

As promised, here are pictures

This is after removing the intake manifold

And this is where I have the valve cover removed. I have also taken off the rocker arms and labeled them. Hoping they can be machined on Monday!

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