WTF happened to my car?!?! Loud top end noise?
08-15-2014, 09:49 AM
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Bought it from a junkyard so that was probably my first mistake... But seriously there are aren't many of these things to be found around here... It's slim picking. Luckily I put this thing on a credit card so I could dispute the charge if it ever came to that....
It just sucks that I'm back to square 1 now... Time to start searching again
It just sucks that I'm back to square 1 now... Time to start searching again
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08-15-2014, 09:56 AM
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No, but I just heard about this place near Harrisburg and I in no way can vouch for him since I've not made it there yet, but it's worth a shot to call this guy and see what he will ask. Since it's just a side business maybe he'd be reasonable on pricing. Miata Barn
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08-15-2014, 09:59 AM
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No, but I just heard about this place near Harrisburg and I in no way can vouch for him since I've not made it there yet, but it's worth a shot to call this guy and see what he will ask. Since it's just a side business maybe he'd be reasonable on pricing. Miata Barn
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08-15-2014, 10:00 AM
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man, I got SO many engines/blocks/heads I could sell you, but..........you're 5 billion miles away.
I mean we sell MINT vvt long blocks, with all the accessories, for barely more than what you paid for that hunk of crap. I'm talking so clean it looks like it just rolled off the assembly line.
Drive down to CA and I'll hook you up
I mean we sell MINT vvt long blocks, with all the accessories, for barely more than what you paid for that hunk of crap. I'm talking so clean it looks like it just rolled off the assembly line.
Drive down to CA and I'll hook you up
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08-15-2014, 10:04 AM
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man, I got SO many engines/blocks/heads I could sell you, but..........you're 5 billion miles away.
I mean we sell MINT vvt long blocks, with all the accessories, for barely more than what you paid for that hunk of crap. I'm talking so clean it looks like it just rolled off the assembly line.
Drive down to CA and I'll hook you up
I mean we sell MINT vvt long blocks, with all the accessories, for barely more than what you paid for that hunk of crap. I'm talking so clean it looks like it just rolled off the assembly line.
Drive down to CA and I'll hook you up
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08-15-2014, 10:24 AM
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And yeah Planet Miata isn't far but I have to drive out there and they want $850 for a motor iirc
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08-15-2014, 01:35 PM
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He was arguing with me saying "Oh the water in there was from powerwashing the motor before we ship them out... the water is clear right"
I replied..
The water is brown and nasty looking in there, I dont care what f'ing color the water is, I'm not using a motor with water in it.
Aside from shoving the power washer nozzle up the throttle body, there is no f'ing way that this much water ended up in the motor from power washing it... Please send me a motor with no water
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08-15-2014, 01:41 PM
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Thats exactly what I told them... Apparently this one has 102k on it.
He was arguing with me saying "Oh the water in there was from powerwashing the motor before we ship them out... the water is clear right"
I replied..
The water is brown and nasty looking in there, I dont care what f'ing color the water is, I'm not using a motor with water in it.
Aside from shoving the power washer nozzle up the throttle body, there is no f'ing way that this much water ended up in the motor from power washing it... Please send me a motor with no water
He was arguing with me saying "Oh the water in there was from powerwashing the motor before we ship them out... the water is clear right"
I replied..
The water is brown and nasty looking in there, I dont care what f'ing color the water is, I'm not using a motor with water in it.
Aside from shoving the power washer nozzle up the throttle body, there is no f'ing way that this much water ended up in the motor from power washing it... Please send me a motor with no water
That motor was powerwashed? Could have fooled me.
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