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General Category => Hybrid/Tech => Topic started by: fishinfool88 on June 06, 2009, 03:00:12 AM

Title: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: fishinfool88 on June 06, 2009, 03:00:12 AM

I just received a b18a block from a friend for free minus an oilpan.  I removed the crank, rods, and pistons to a god awful smell of burnt oil.  So i figure it more than likely spun a bearing.  Main caps look good, crank looks fine, so I figure for free, I don't care if I throw it in and boost it til it blows.  The thing concerning me, is that it has a few chips out of the outer sleeve walls up top.  No apparent cracks anywhere else, a quick hone and everything eyeballed out to look good, but what would cause cracks on the outside of the sleeve where the coolant flows?  If it weren't for this, I would have no problem buying some bearings, and see what it's capable of.  I just don't want this goofy sleeve taking my freshly rebuilt head with it. I'll get pics as soon as I'm able to borrow a cam.

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: esi42 on June 06, 2009, 03:13:32 AM

Pics?

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: civiceggturbo on June 06, 2009, 01:21:09 PM

by outer sleeve do you mean the aluminum block :?:? also do you have a way to check the bore?

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: caged on June 06, 2009, 11:43:47 PM

You pulled the crank out and suspected a spun bearing because of a burnt oil smell?? ??? Burnt oil smell isn't uncommon when disassembling an engine. I haven't had a b18a apart, but are the "chips" on the outside of the bore just clearance marks for the head studs?

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: fishinfool88 on June 07, 2009, 04:43:19 PM

(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi306.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fnn279%2Ffishinfool88%2FIMG_0027.jpg&hash=50d8c6415971b4eb44cf7ec8bf82450c82882674)(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi306.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fnn279%2Ffishinfool88%2FIMG_0026.jpg&hash=55f8e543d95c8c4e166dd7a9873b54e1df25c91a)

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: turbohf on June 07, 2009, 04:52:52 PM

id rock that

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: ryan89crx on June 07, 2009, 05:01:16 PM

id run it for sure

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: snm95ls on June 07, 2009, 11:52:08 PM

Looks like the coolant was never maintained, but I'd run it.

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: fishinfool88 on June 08, 2009, 07:14:19 AM

Deal, looks like onward to some acl race bearings, arp rod bolts, cheap ass autozone rings, and a boosted motor on the CHEAP!!!!   And carnage pics if the shtf.

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: esi42 on June 08, 2009, 07:19:20 AM

If you are on the cheap, NPR rings can be had on ebay for $30 or so.

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: fishinfool88 on June 08, 2009, 04:21:07 PM

Sounds good, thanks.  Any insight into bearings?   Fuck the OEM vs Race.  How bout king/acl?  I believe I can get main/rod/thrust for 105 for king, to 110 for acl.  Anyone got any input, cause I could honestly give a shit less about checking spec on some bearings and ordering by colors and numbers and shit.

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: turbohf on June 08, 2009, 06:21:22 PM

+1 on NPR rings.

as for bearings. they all seem to work. ACL/King/Clievite77/...there was another one too...

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: Tim on June 08, 2009, 06:50:35 PM

sewell and JD were talking about what big name manufactures made the bearings different china auto parts stores sold and which ones were good.  I don't remember if it was on this site or the other place before the move.

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: Joseph Davis on June 09, 2009, 10:45:10 PM

That's the best looking B18A block I've ever seen, those things are ragged pieces of shit.

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: Teg2boo on June 09, 2009, 11:12:28 PM

B18A1 or just B18A?

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: Joseph Davis on June 10, 2009, 02:29:25 AM

Who the fuck put the word filter up?

Title: Re: Chips in sleeve?
Post by: fishinfool88 on June 10, 2009, 04:03:01 AM

A1, this is the only reason the dude gave me the block free, thought it was fried.