Marccus
New Member
I spun a rod bearing on my '89 at 307,000 mi in April. 
She would have gone further but I fell asleep at idle with my foot landing on the throttle pedal.
The police woke me up by banging a flashlight on my window with the engine near redline, the temperaure gage just about to enter the red zone, and a small amount of smoke coming from the engine.
When I tried to move her I heard the infamous sound of a spun rod bearing. :cuss:
I thought I could fix the bearing, pull the crankshaft with the engine in the car. You guys told me that's impossible to do. You were right. I found a junked SHO and tried to do that on it first. Impossible. :banghd:
So I found another engine on an '89 with 150,000 mi. Clean inside and out - both the coolant system and clean oil in the oil pan.
The prior engine I practiced on to remove the crankshaft had gunky oil and varnish in the pan and gel like substance in the cooling system. :shakehead
I pulled the engine and gave it to a dealer mechanic who is excellent and has done all my clutch jobs. He checked all the clearances and said it looked good to rebuild.
He had to grind all the valves and the seats to meet compression.
And 5, yes FIVE, months later I had a rebuilt engine in my SHO. Financing the rebuild caused part the delay.
But here is the good part ....
I now have the 307,000 mi engine to rebuild.
And I'm going to make her better .... and stronger.
I'm going to take very good care of her and maybe even outfit her with a blower.
And I'm not going to fall asleep on her again.
She would have gone further but I fell asleep at idle with my foot landing on the throttle pedal.
The police woke me up by banging a flashlight on my window with the engine near redline, the temperaure gage just about to enter the red zone, and a small amount of smoke coming from the engine.
When I tried to move her I heard the infamous sound of a spun rod bearing. :cuss:
I thought I could fix the bearing, pull the crankshaft with the engine in the car. You guys told me that's impossible to do. You were right. I found a junked SHO and tried to do that on it first. Impossible. :banghd:
So I found another engine on an '89 with 150,000 mi. Clean inside and out - both the coolant system and clean oil in the oil pan.
The prior engine I practiced on to remove the crankshaft had gunky oil and varnish in the pan and gel like substance in the cooling system. :shakehead
I pulled the engine and gave it to a dealer mechanic who is excellent and has done all my clutch jobs. He checked all the clearances and said it looked good to rebuild.
He had to grind all the valves and the seats to meet compression.
And 5, yes FIVE, months later I had a rebuilt engine in my SHO. Financing the rebuild caused part the delay.
But here is the good part ....
I now have the 307,000 mi engine to rebuild.
And I'm going to make her better .... and stronger.
I'm going to take very good care of her and maybe even outfit her with a blower.
And I'm not going to fall asleep on her again.
