what the ses code started....
 

So it all started with a check engine light.......

The code read random misfire in cyl 5. Car always ran fine. Did a compression test, cyl 5 has 85%.

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So...as of right now...the valve hit the piston....theres a weak spring and a bent valve.... :(

sucks...

new heads?

dohhh thats never good! i broke a valvespring once but i lucked out, it never hit the piston thank god!

GOnna send them off to the machine shop on Monday for them to check them out. I def wasnt looking to do all this just yet. I guess 120k miles on her I should have been expecting something to happen eventually.

ahaha...I said to myself reading the title "started with an SES light", and ended with "about 4 grand in heads/cam/lt's/intake and tune."

I was thinking the same thing. When it has to come apart for repair, that's usually when the upgrades go back in! :mrgreen: It always sucks when there is unanticipated problems, but it just opened the door for the upgrades sooner. :nod:

I guess I will be putting my raise to good use. lol

Any updates stranger?:)

Almost exactly 2 months to the day......Trans Am is finally back together!!!!! I got to turn the key last night....I am sure my neighbors loved me....well those who werent standing on my front lawn waiting for her start start. :twisted:
Everything is fixed and seems to be functional. :0) Cant wait for the cool weather to get her back down to the track!! Of course it rains today so I couldnt cruise around with the t-tops off :(
Now I just need to save up for a clutch (still stock, with 119,700 miles on her) and new rear, I am on borrowed time with that thing!!

Ahhhhh good old Ant got it back together huh.....new cam in too? 11's this fall, cool................but you'll still be a couple of tenths behind ha ha....:mrgreen:

awesome!

No details on the new setup? :shifty:

- Justin

Yeah he had something to do with it..lol. My friend Mike did the most of it though. He just wanted to get dirty with my LS1 ;)

haha!! I was going to leave it at...its repaired...but it looks like Greg blew my cover on that one :0)
Slightly upgraded heads/springs/cam.
I am just glad that she is back together.
car apart in garage+nice weather=sucks.

congrats man get out there and put milage on it now

Psssst. Kelsey's a girl :wink:

oh. sorry kelsey. put some milage on it though

hahaha! Yeah I am working on it. Now I just need to get her inspected to she is semi-legal. :)

Heh....I know you well enough to know that there was no way it was going back together stock. :-P

- Justin

thats good news! Cant wait to see the new times this fall!

Well I am sure most of you guys figured that my "fixed" car wasnt going to last to long. Turns out a few days after driving it...SES light comes back on for the same code.

....So of course she went back into the garage..Issue #1 -when we were taking the head bolt out...it striped the block. Nice huh? Well thats fixed now. Issue#2- Took the #5 piston out, cracked! Well fixing that...and I guess we'll go from there. Hopefully thats the end of all that. All I want to do is drive her!!

I'll post pix later

Get well soon Elvira.

Full rebuild or bust. I wouldnt have trusted putting that motor back together if a piston smacked a valve.

Might as well bore and stroke while the motors out right...

Also might as well get a procharger, ya know while its out :nod:

i was just gonna say...STROKER