I went on some telephone line service trails with a buddy of mine.

Then we headed up the hills of the gorge to get some snow. And we found plenty of it.

Thank god I bought a 3/16" skid plate from Primitive. My buddy was not so lucky and lost his brand new franken motor.

 

ya i dont know if it was me hitting something that knocked the plug lose or the fact i didnt have a new crush washer but either way ive learned my lesson. New oem crush washer every time and check the plug after i go wheeling till i get a skid plate made.

But on a good note i got a new engine last night and im going to tear it apart tonight and get it off to the machine shop tomorrow

Well if you are looking for some extra cash in a week from now, I should be ordering my hellas and will need that light tab welded on. Are you gonna put the dual-range in while you have the motor out?

looks like post canyon in hood river?

 

We head a great time in the coast range snow and then sand lake..

Well after he puts in the new motor we hope to do it again. You are welcome to tag along.

ya im going to try sometime next week if i can get the motor back in time to get the D/R atleast test fitted so i can mount it when i have the extra cash to extend my driveline. ill be pushing it to try and get the car ready with atleast outback struts for the browns camp trip and i need really big wheel spacers cause my new tires hit the strut

Bummer on the engine. :-\ Was it just oil loss that did it, or physical impact damage? Did you have to tow it out?

ya i dont know if it was me hitting something that knocked the plug lose or the fact i didnt have a new crush washer but either way ive learned my lesson. New oem crush washer every time and check the plug after i go wheeling till i get a skid plate made.

But on a good note i got a new engine last night and im going to tear it apart tonight and get it off to the machine shop tomorrow

 

Why a new crush washer ? I've reused about a thousand crush washers on about every make and model of car/truck heavy equipment..etc. since the mid 80's...never had a problem...

 

If you hit it that's another issue..

I haven't lost a motor yet . Unless it's damaged reuse it.

Next time you head out that way let me know ..I've been going out there since 1990...I know about every trail out there...

Mt.Defiance has some of the best..Middle mtn. , Surveyors ridge...etc..

i must have hit it lose on something and it vibrated out when i was driving in town later that night. it melted bearings to the crank and rods and snapped a rod in half which took a chunk of cylinder with it

You have to make sure it *has* a correct crush washer though. I've seen lots of cheap one's that were squished out and one's that leak, etc. Or just plain missing. I typically replace them with OEM one's when I change the filter. I don't always replace one's that I know I've replaced in the past and that still look good but I do swap them out. It's worth it to me to not have any drips for the $1 they cost. Also having a good soft crush washer means you don't have to crank the plug down so tight to stop them from weeping. Then I don't have to take them loose with a pipe wrench and a cheater. :-\

 

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Rick im going to be tearing the engine down tonight. i think ill take you up on your offer to take the block to your guy and have the machining and parts ordered by him and ill assemble it all myself . ill try and make it out and drop it off to you tomorrow if you'll be around

Well seems like you have a lot to do Aaron. Depending on what ej25 parts you have, I may need some for my franken motor if I can get around to doing it.

I get paid on friday so I'll be ordering my lights after that if you are still willing to do that welding.

Ya we can do that welding whenever

how come you didn't have a skidplate? thats mandatory for offroad.Heck around here its mandatory on the street.