am i screwed....again?

[82hatch]

You need to learn to trust your own judgement. If you feel uncomfortable with something in that mill, or see something that looks unsetteling to you, have someone who has been there come out and look at it for you. When you discribe the engine on the forum, it sounds just like something each of us has already been thru, but it might not be. Don't take the advise to start it as bad advise, or the WD40 trick as bad advise. Both have worked for me in the past, but had you taken the engine apart fully it inspect it for a root cause and further effects, you might have gotten different advise. They are working with what you provided them for info. Trust your gut feeling.

By the way, Raj and Twisted are a couple of standup guys. You will be pressed to find better guys to give you advise. Good luck with your project.

Very well put Chris. If yu're going to ask for advice give people ALL the info. Don't like what they are saying then dont post asking for advice. A lot of these guys on here have been doing this as long as you've been alive.

 

[redwing89]

Weren't you looking for an engine that didn't need any work? I thought I saw that in a want ad you posted up.

sometimes you dont always get exactly what you bargained for.... but i think this is good for me... especially before leaving to go to an automotive tech college. it will do me some good to learn a little bit more about these things so i have a bit more know-how and its also a good refresher for the auto tech class i took in high school.

 

[redwing89]

Very well put Chris. If yu're going to ask for advice give people ALL the info. Don't like what they are saying then dont post asking for advice. A lot of these guys on here have been doing this as long as you've been alive.

like i said... im not disregarding all advice im getting from everyone. yeah some of you may have ran an engine with worse looking rust in a cylinder and got away with it. but ask any guy thats getting paid to to an inspection on an engine, and sees rust like that.... they will tell you it needs to be at least refreshed. but then again i wouldn't know due to lack of experience. what my way of thinking is, is listen to what advice is given, and use it to make your own choices. i don't exactly think just because it "sounds" like a good idea, means that it is. in the end. im winding up paying for it. so maybe it would be best to do it right the first time. or in my case, the third time.

 

[redwing89]

You need to learn to trust your own judgement. If you feel uncomfortable with something in that mill, or see something that looks unsetteling to you, have someone who has been there come out and look at it for you. When you discribe the engine on the forum, it sounds just like something each of us has already been thru, but it might not be. Don't take the advise to start it as bad advise, or the WD40 trick as bad advise. Both have worked for me in the past, but had you taken the engine apart fully it inspect it for a root cause and further effects, you might have gotten different advise. They are working with what you provided them for info. Trust your gut feeling.

By the way, Raj and Twisted are a couple of standup guys. You will be pressed to find better guys to give you advise. Good luck with your project.

you're absolutely right. and i appreciate every single bit of advice i have gotten. and im not doubting each individual's experiences and outcomes. i know however that everyone has different experiences, some maybe luckier than others. me not so much... and i don't disregard anyone's advice to begin with. in all honesty, i was going to follow the idea of just putting everything back together and running it, but i had asked a couple questions to someone that i had overlooked... and probably would have been better off going to in the first place. this friend of mine has started out young doing these types of jobs, and knows a lot more than most of the knuckleheads ive dealt with in the past, so with his guidance i decided to go a different route... knowing that it will take a bit longer than desired, but i really think it will be worth it. and from the looks of the rod bearings and rings... it was most likely a good idea to do that in the first place.... it can never hurt especially when buying any used engine, you never know what kind of condition it would be in because you weren't driving it and you dont know what kind of abuse it took... you can say this has been a very labored thought process for me. when you want advice because your not sure what is a good or bad idea, but then you also know what SHOULD be done. its all about taking risks i guess. i just dont want the same things to keep happening with this car that have been happening ever since i bought it. i feel if too much goes wrong with it, i really wont have as much passion for it as i did when i first picked it up. i LOVE my mustang, and anyone who knows me knows that.

 

[SuperStang90]

Here are some kinds words of advice not pertaining to the original title of the thread. DONT GO TO AUTO TECH SCHOOL! :lol: Go to school for something that can actually make you money like a nurse or something haha. Seriously

 

[redwing89]

Here are some kinds words of advice not pertaining to the original title of the thread. DONT GO TO AUTO TECH SCHOOL! :lol: Go to school for something that can actually make you money like a nurse or something haha. Seriously

im not really concerned about how much money i make from it... whatever living i can provide for myself i will be satisfied with. as long as its not on the streets. i just want to do something that #1 (and most importantly...) i enjoy. and #2 something that i can benifit from and pass down to future generations. this world is always going to need auto technicians. no matter if the car has wheels or its hovering on air.

 

[redwing89]

oh and by the way thank you for the parts! i already have everything installed exept for the clutch pedals (lol)... you have a really nice place! i would be more than happy living in a house like yours. looks very nice and looks like you have a few toys too.