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UserName · 02-10-2009, 06:20 PM

its my everyday driver with 78K miles . i was driving to new brunwik to pick up a tire for my job . my coolant gauge was showing too hot when i got there . one my way back i stoped at a gas station and checked all the fluids . to find out that i pretty much had no oil. weird cuz i had checked it 2 weeks earlier and it was find . coolant was a little low but still good. i got all the way home but it was making a weird noise like a valve tap at high rpms. got to work everything fine. 15 mins before i was done i went and heated up my car . driving it out of the parking lot i heard a loud pop. and the car shut off. i cranked it and it sounded like if it only turn half a turn and that was it . it did not want to turn at all afterwards it sounds like if the started wants to turn the motor over but something is not letting it . like a wrench between gears or something like that. any ideas what i have to do to get it fixed or is it better to just swap. money is a little tight like always but i want to do the job right.

LTb1ow · 02-10-2009, 07:06 PM

So you drove it with no oil it and now are wondering why its seized?

sweetbmxrider · 02-10-2009, 07:47 PM

try turning the motor over by hand. either pulling on the belt or a wrench on the crank or something along those lines. your scenario sounds catastrophic!

deadtrend1 · 02-10-2009, 07:48 PM

yea man. sounds like something let go by your description. The "valve tap" that you heard may have been a warning sign coming from the bottom end.

Convert to a 350 TPI. I got all the stuff needed!

camaroAL · 02-10-2009, 08:58 PM

time for a new engine for sure..

Andys86z · 02-11-2009, 05:40 AM

Engine popped... want to sell it?

FBODS4EVER · 02-11-2009, 09:02 AM

x3 sounds like the motor went.

UserName · 02-11-2009, 06:40 PM

yea im picking up a new motor on friday just to get it moving , i know that its my fault but wanted to know if its worth savaging the motor. i want to rebuild it back to stock , but i guess its going to have to have a 350 for a while no complains

Tru2Chevy · 02-11-2009, 07:27 PM

Personally, I wouldn't bother rebuilding the 305 unless you are a fanatic about keep the car stock. Although depending on just how bad the damage done is, your original block might be unsalvageable anyway.

- Justin

UserName · 02-13-2009, 08:44 PM

true well i got a new motor but i still want to rebuild it for original looks later.