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Bad day in the Caddy.....I want to CRY
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November 16, 2004, 05:58:05 pm
Mikeyworks
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Picture this...
I-95 about 3 miles from my house....all of a sudden the oil pressure drops on my '81 Caddy TD and before I can pull over and get it to the side of the road there is a very unhappy, very loud noise that culminates in a loud
BANG!!!!!!
Summary: OIL AND WATER DO NOT MIX!!!
I think the threw a rod and the block is toast. I will find out more in the next few weeks as I tear it all apart again and build anew!!!
Anyonw know of a 1.6 or 1.9 TD Laying around that they want to give me? :confused:
Anywho, as is the rule, here's the pics.
Bow your head for me if you will and keep a poor young lost TD in your thoughts!!!!
Mikey
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November 16, 2004, 06:12:28 pm
AntonUK
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Sorry to hear that Mikey...Hope you can get it sorted soon...have you considered putting a tdi engine in? Thats what Im hoping to do in the future but for now my dreaded 1.9TD problems keep my mind of it.
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November 16, 2004, 06:17:05 pm
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I'm actually scoping out a TDI as we speak....may be within range!!!
Mikey
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November 16, 2004, 07:58:02 pm
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Bummer about the blown motor, Mikey, but I'm stoked about the TDI...! :mrgreen:
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November 17, 2004, 12:36:22 am
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November 17, 2004, 12:36:22 am »
Oh no!
Big time pisser. The prospect of a TDI swap is promising though. I hope you go through with it, we can compare notes when I start my Scirocco/TDI project! (it will be a while for me though) :cry:
Keep us posted.
Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v <-- about to take a journey to Ohio
00 Camaro L36 M49 <-- about to get sold!
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November 17, 2004, 05:56:04 am
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I can feel your pain. Way back in 1988 while driving my 79 rabbit diesel home from a friends home in Va, it started to make a loud sound like the exhaust was coming loose, then it just stopped and I saw the water pump belt go fling off in the review. Pulled over and popped the hood only to see a connecting rod pushed threw the block and pushed out the water pump. When I took it apart the nuts came off the connecting rod cap. They were down in the oil pan. The engine was the original one with 135k on it. I found a used 82 diesel for an expensive $750 and stuffed it in. Ran great after that.
Needless to say it was an early morning, I was 3 hours from the base, I'm in the Air Force, and I had to be at work by 4 that day. I had to call a friend up and have him drive up 3 hours to pick me up and get the vehicle towed to a friends house and then drive back to the base. I made it to work just in time. Made for a long day.
How hard is it to put a TDI in? Time to do a search on here.
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November 17, 2004, 01:06:02 pm
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Mikey - shoot man, feel for ya. I wonder what happened to your motor...
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November 17, 2004, 02:57:57 pm
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Sorry about your engine....that is one sweeeet lookin' Caddy....
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November 17, 2004, 09:27:15 pm
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We will see what happened to the Caddy motor. I hope to pull it on Sunday and see what the hell let loose.
I am working on some logisitics for the TDI engine, but in the meantime, I have found a TD donor Jetta for $500 locally....for the whole car!!!! I think I will probably make up my money plus some on parting it out the donor Jetta. I will let y'all know when the parting begins.
Thanks for the kind words.
Mikey
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November 18, 2004, 04:47:37 pm
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Quote from: "Mikeyworks"
I have found a TD donor Jetta for $500 locally....for the whole car!!!!
right on :!:
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