|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Porsche Addicted
|
need opinions
I'm rebuilding a second engine in my spare tI'me for kicks, and going through there are some parts that I'm not sure if i can use, and even tho my gut instinct is to ditch them, i would like to get some more experienced eyes to tell me if these are weird casting marks, or the beginning of cracks
    oil pan ^
__________________
*1987 944 n/a. project car. *1989 mazda B2200 beater <-- Update: sent away to be made into IPODS. RIP huebert *2001 Jeep wrangler SE - THUMPER "when the wrench starts to turn, but the bolt does not. The project will take, longer than thought." |
||
07-06-2010, 08:42 AM
|
|
|
Porsche Addicted
|
the last one im dead positive is a crack but i figured id throw it up here anyways
__________________
*1987 944 n/a. project car. *1989 mazda B2200 beater <-- Update: sent away to be made into IPODS. RIP huebert *2001 Jeep wrangler SE - THUMPER "when the wrench starts to turn, but the bolt does not. The project will take, longer than thought." |
||
|
07-06-2010, 08:43 AM
|
|
|
Back from Beyond
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 2,697
|
That crank cradle sure is a poor casting. I wouldn't trust it myself, but ditching it means getting another block, too.
__________________
'88 944 Auto - project, kinda '87 944 Auto - died saving my wife '84 944 5SP - crushed under shop roof during snow storm All others GONE! |
||
|
07-06-2010, 08:47 AM
|
|
|
Porsche Addicted
|
u cant buy thos seperatly? if i ditch the block this project is over. i picked up the engine for a charm (250 bucks for the whole long block). 200k miles. if i can replace the cradle alone that would be nice
__________________
*1987 944 n/a. project car. *1989 mazda B2200 beater <-- Update: sent away to be made into IPODS. RIP huebert *2001 Jeep wrangler SE - THUMPER "when the wrench starts to turn, but the bolt does not. The project will take, longer than thought." |
||
|
07-06-2010, 08:50 AM
|
|
|
Back from Beyond
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 2,697
|
I think there are more flow marks than cracks in the casting. I'll check a good one I've got in my shop and compare to yours. If you get a different cradle you'll have to have the block/cradle assembly line-bored. If you go with a new short block you won't.
__________________
'88 944 Auto - project, kinda '87 944 Auto - died saving my wife '84 944 5SP - crushed under shop roof during snow storm All others GONE! |
||
|
07-06-2010, 08:57 AM
|
|
|
Porsche Addicted
|
well im working on a part time job payroll of 200 bucks a month haha.the porsche doesnt take kindly to your wallet.
__________________
*1987 944 n/a. project car. *1989 mazda B2200 beater <-- Update: sent away to be made into IPODS. RIP huebert *2001 Jeep wrangler SE - THUMPER "when the wrench starts to turn, but the bolt does not. The project will take, longer than thought." |
||
|
07-06-2010, 08:59 AM
|
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 2,695
|
i vote cracks cracks cracks all over
|
||
|
07-06-2010, 09:24 AM
|
|
|
"Dude! You kicked my car.
|
That cradle looks pretty cracked to me. I checked the one from the engine I'm rebuilding.
I noticed you're from canton, I'm from Rocky Hill, maybe I could help you out if you need it. I'm in the middle of my first engine rebuild too so I'm still learning but maybe we could exchange what knowledge we've gained so far. 
|
||
|
07-06-2010, 01:56 PM
|
|
|
Porsche Addicted
|
yea your not too far away, with the original engine in the car ive been inside and out of the thing countless times, so if u need any help gimme a yell.
the
__________________
*1987 944 n/a. project car. *1989 mazda B2200 beater <-- Update: sent away to be made into IPODS. RIP huebert *2001 Jeep wrangler SE - THUMPER "when the wrench starts to turn, but the bolt does not. The project will take, longer than thought." |
||
|
07-07-2010, 10:14 AM
|
|
|
Porsche Addicted
|
main thing im wondering now is if i should sell the block for what its worth and keep the spare parts i can use, or keep dumping money into this project and prey...
(wow 2 posts, computer glitch)
__________________
*1987 944 n/a. project car. *1989 mazda B2200 beater <-- Update: sent away to be made into IPODS. RIP huebert *2001 Jeep wrangler SE - THUMPER "when the wrench starts to turn, but the bolt does not. The project will take, longer than thought." |
||
|
07-07-2010, 10:17 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In a dumpster behind Albertson's in Los Angeles County
Posts: 2,132
|
Crank girdle and block are align-bored as a single piece, so if you purchase another girdle, you will have to find a shop to align-bore the girdle and the block again.
Same basic principle as a rod and the rod cap, they are machined as a unit, that is why there are numbers stamped onto the rod and cap....so you get the same cap back on the same rod.
__________________
1989 944 NA Glacier Blue - SOLD IT 1989 944 S2 Alpine White T-Boned (totaled) by a lady dressed in a CLOWN costume (RIP  ) Apr 89 - Mar 081988 944 Turbo S Silver Rose Metallic, K27/6, Vitesse MAF, Tial 38mm DP WG Semper Fi |
||
|
07-07-2010, 05:53 PM
|
|
|
Redline Racer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,444
|
Hmmm... I noticed defects like that in a few places on my oil pan, mostly along the mold lines, as well as on the block and girdle of a couple motors I had apart during my rebuild. Have it zyglo'd if you really want to know, but that may be just the way they are cast...sloppy. I thought my pan was done for somehow, but upon close inspection and cleaning, it looked like just manufacturing flashings.
__________________
1987 silver 924S made it to 225k mi! Sent to the big garage in the sky |
||
|
07-07-2010, 06:04 PM
|
|
money pit
beater- off to the garage in the sky
Thumper
der Kegelkönig
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S Limited Edition
