Day 2 the suckage continues... yet another blown motor!!!
 

Ok yesterday's motor failure was my fault. I should have double checked the block before installing it. My bad. So I ordered new rings, main bearings, etc. Hopped in the old trusty civic (stock D16A6 with a D15 head) and gave it a crank...

It had been running just fine the day before. Today everything was not fine. It was running on 2 cylinders. I double checked the plug wires, ECU wiring, everything. Coolant was low, oil was a little low and quite black. So I pulled the plugs. #3 was covered in oil. Completely covered. Doesn't seem to be firing on #2 either.

I got so pissed I drove it 8km to the parts shop and 8km back. Motor is done anyway so I don't care. For the last 50k I've driven the piss out of it only carefully changing the oil etc at regular intervals.

Can you believe my luck, 2 motors in 2 days? These were my 2 rides and the wife drove down to Florida for the week.

-Michael

Re:Day 2 the suckage continues... yet another blown motor!!!
 

Damn, that's some luck you have. Sorry to hear it. When it rains, it pours. It's bound to get better though. :-\
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Re:Day 2 the suckage continues... yet another blown motor!!!
 

yea seriously, i got some stock motors here i could help u out with, or if u just need a block or head and wanna pay shipping, let me know
im in So Cal

Re:Day 2 the suckage continues... yet another blown motor!!!
 

Thanks for the offer. Unfortunately socal is a good 5000km away... I need a working car.

In both cases I had spare motors lined up and ready for rebuilds. Unfortunately in both cases I did not have all the parts I needed to make them go.

For the honda I'm going turbo. I've already obtained Z6 pistons for the D16A6 block with a mini-me. Question is, which rods should I be using? Stockers are pencil thin. LS rods seem to be a bit of a pain to get ready. Are there any cheap aftermarket rods that just drop in?

-Michael