Hey guys - haven't been around here much. After the HG went on the 5.0, I've been a bit depressed about the mustang. She's sitting in storage now, so I haven't been thinking too much about her.
With the new year coming, I'm going to have to get my butt in gear and get her running.
Here's what I know:
1. I have significant blow-by (enough to push the dipstick out + blue smoke on hard acceleration)
2. I more than likely have a blown HG (car is running very rough since overheating initially, condensation/water dripping out tailpipe, coolant leaking from valvecovers)
3. Engine has 230k kms on it and could use a refresh aside from problems #1 and #2
So a tear down is in order. I must decide if I want to R&R the old block, or if I want to drop in a new block. Either way, it won't be performance oriented. If it is necessary to bore the old block to 306, that's fine. I haven't decided if I'm going to sell the car or not, so I don't want to drop big $$$ on a DSS or similar block.
What would you do in my situation?
With the new year coming, I'm going to have to get my butt in gear and get her running.
Here's what I know:
1. I have significant blow-by (enough to push the dipstick out + blue smoke on hard acceleration)
2. I more than likely have a blown HG (car is running very rough since overheating initially, condensation/water dripping out tailpipe, coolant leaking from valvecovers)
3. Engine has 230k kms on it and could use a refresh aside from problems #1 and #2
So a tear down is in order. I must decide if I want to R&R the old block, or if I want to drop in a new block. Either way, it won't be performance oriented. If it is necessary to bore the old block to 306, that's fine. I haven't decided if I'm going to sell the car or not, so I don't want to drop big $$$ on a DSS or similar block.
What would you do in my situation?