tick tick tick (its dead) =( check out the uber videos on page 3

[GOT2B GM]

That's shitty man, I feel for you.

[Turbo231]

Throw some STP in that thing...that'll get you home.

[john99gtp]

it'll never make it over the mountains

 

 

 

 

 

looks like im gonna have to dig into my wallets

[cutlsp]

Ouch just Ouch......[br]Posted on: April 30, 2006, 01:12:19 AM_________________________________________________oh and that sucks.......

[1990lumina]

....best of luck

[sl3196]

Fuck john that sucks bad.

[97loudcut]

thats shitty. one minute shes running and the next dead.

 

atleast we know its not lifter tick haha

 

if it was lifter tick on a 2nd gen i was marching down to GM to kill them all

[GP1138]

DAMN!!! Sorry to hear that man!!!1

[Euro]

My 3.1 has started ticking, do NOT use Shell oil...

 

really? ive used shell oil a couple times when oil would be up to $2 a quart.....

 

 

EDIT::(didnt see the 2nd page ) that sucks john!!! do you know for sure what the problem is 100%? if you do get rid of it, just demod it and sell as a rolling chassis and save some of the other stuff for your new car

[digitaloutsider]

 

I've got an idea. Beg and start crying to Ed Morad. Talk about a battered childhood. Tell him your dog got ran over. Maybe he'll give you one at a discount.

[NeonKnight]

yea man i feel your pain my lumina with a 3.1 did the same thing, it was ticking (lifter) then i never took care of it and kinda ran it high on rpms... which a mechanic advised me not to and after i was done dicking around for about 5 mins i come home and i hear a knocking noise

 

Don't junk your car, it might be something simple in the low end, and if you don't drive on it a lot then you might not have done too much damage yet. pull the lower end of the engine if you can, or best yet drop the oil pan and look up there. pull your bearings and see how good they are.

 

A machineshop guy once told me that when you start getting a lifter tick its telling you that a bearing is getting bad.

 

so before you get into buying another one check yours out first. it will save you plenty of money.

 

Hope this helps.

 

-Jeff

[sl3196]

I'd throw in a new motor instead of junking john.

[john99gtp]

i was planning on putting a motor in it. i just need to figure out what im going to do. probably rent a uhaul and bring it home

 

 

 

and in 3 minutes, you get to hear the awesome-o sound.[br]Posted on: April 30, 2006, 02:45:01 PM_________________________________________________and zee videos, uploading now, but these will be the links

 

 

right click>save as

 

 

http://idd.jbarbieri.net/7/john/MOV00102.MPG

http://idd.jbarbieri.net/7/john/MOV00103.MPG

[AWeb80]

wow....knock, knock......who's there.

[z34_nut]

shit fool! I'm giving you a call.

[john99gtp]

shit fool! I'm giving you a call.

 

 

if you were serious, its 530 now

[5speedz34]

Are you sure the motor is toast? I mean are you sure its fubared?

[patgizz]

if i had time i'd have you tow it here and find a motor. but alas i work way too much

[z34_nut]

I tried to call, but your phone is off...oh well.

[john99gtp]

I tried to call, but your phone is off...oh well.

 

 

yea it was messed up, you can try now, lol

 

 

 

and hopefully i figured out what im doing

 

 

 

with the awesomely big help from my buddy matt

[NeonKnight]

you dont really need a new engine, just get a new short block. have all the work done to it and slap it in. your top end shoudlnt have too much mileage on it. this could be a good opportunity to beef up that engine more

[19Cutlass94]

That really sucks. but then again, if you want its a chance to make it bigger and better.

[john99gtp]

nah, i just decided to drop a longblock in there, with no mods and bring her home. the engine only has 20k miles on it (compared to my 122k)

 

 

also, its the easiest and most direct dropin, and dont have to fuck with the heads and shit

[99RegalGS]

what year is the longblock?

[patgizz]

john,

 

check the flexplate when you pull the motor(if you havent already)

 

back in the day i parted out my truck cause it had what sounded just like a rod knock in the lower end, had all the same symptoms. the flexplate cracked around the crank hub.