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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:34:45 -0400
From: "dave" <alofusblountmaybenospamel.net>
Subject: Re: What's wrong with this picture (99 Turbo)


"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:2rja2nF1b1b44U1nospamberlin.de... > On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 14:53:42 -0400, Fred W. <Fred.Willsnospamove> wrote: >> >> "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message >> news:2rispfF1av27eU2nospamberlin.de... >>> >>> Yup! Number 2 (second from rear of car) is the culprit. Notice also >>> that the marks that show front/back of pistons are in line on 3 of 'em, >>> and about 120 degrees off on that one. I fear for the bore. >> >> Sounds like the rod broke. > > There is a connecting rod bolt that rattled out through the bottom of > something, ended up on the driveway in about a gallon of motor oil. > Not good. Obviously there's a hole in something, probably the tranny > case. > Worst case, it took out the rod, block, crank, and tranny. Best case > isn't too much different at this point, but more details soon. > >> I don't think having the piston sitting at TDC >> all the time would do anything to the bore. The crank might have been >> damaged and obviously the rod. Plus the valves might have gotten knocked >> around some > > Well, depends on where the rod is disconnected, and if taht's been > thrashing > around. The valves for #2 _look_ OK but I figure I'll pull the cam, take > out the tappets, and spin the valves to see if they're still straight. If > I'm going _that_ far, might as well lap in all the valves...sigh... > But, the head looks good, the turbo and clutch are fine, and the damage > seems > to be short-block and below. If I'm lucky, the crank and block survived, > but I think I'm gonna need a tranny. > > Can I put a 5-speed in a '78 99 Turbo? Will it fit? What would I have > to change in the gearshift mechanism or elsewhere? How horribly > unauthentic > would that be? Would the speedometer become inaccurate? > > Dave Hinz My brother put a 900 5 speed in a 99. Besides the obvious "not original" thing, the 5 speed xmission worked fine. The only problem was the original shifter knob said 4 speeds and the xmission had 5. I don't recall any "mate up" problems, in fact I don't recall having to adjust the shift linkage. I do recall that he frequently forgot to shift to 5th gear rather frequently, don't know if that was a car or a beer problem. I would rebuild any 5 spd xmission I acquired (synchro's and pinion bearings probably all I'd do). Rumor has it that the 4 spd xmission is more robust, I doubt that. We didn't change the speedo and to my knowledge never had any " issues" with the newer xmission. dave

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