I'm Sorry... it's my job

Flat-Bed_3rd_Gen · Sep 25, 2009

so today at work we are continuing the very wasteful clunkers deal blowing up engine after engine. well today an '88 4runner with a 22re and 5spd trans came across my toolbox and i had to do the honors of destroying a very useful and very well running engine. damn you government!!!!!

but in the end there is a very straight and very complete '88 4runner at south end auto wrecking in Kent

MIG'DHORSE · Sep 25, 2009

Oh the government.

ain'tstuckjustresting · Sep 25, 2009

At least your're not working on Cummins. You had my scared for a minute.

Mog9buG · Sep 25, 2009

WTF! That sucks motors are destroyed. I wonder if the U.S. is still letting Japan ship us those 30,000mi. replacement motors? If so that has got to be the dumbest "go green" bullshit ever.

Ed Bister · Sep 25, 2009

Flat-Bed_3rd_Gen said:
so today at work we are continuing the very wasteful clunkers deal blowing up engine after engine. well today an '88 4runner with a 22re and 5spd trans came across my toolbox and i had to do the honors of destroying a very useful and very well running engine. damn you government!!!!!

but in the end there is a very straight and very complete '88 4runner at south end auto wrecking in Kent

I think i'm gonna cry!! What a ****ing waste!!

rangerboyhoff · Sep 25, 2009

So how do you go about "destroying" the engine?

Flat-Bed_3rd_Gen · Sep 26, 2009

rangerboyhoff said:
So how do you go about "destroying" the engine?

drain the oil in the shop, drive it out to the back empty shut it off and pour sodium silicate (liquid glass) into the crankcase start it and give her hell still she stops spinning.

or you can have fun and just run it with no oil but that makes a mess. someone ran a 4.0l grand cherokee empty, rod came through the block, coolant everywhere

japerry · Sep 26, 2009

how are they making you guys prove that the engines are being disabled?

Flat-Bed_3rd_Gen · Sep 27, 2009

japerry said:
how are they making you guys prove that the engines are being disabled?

putting a tag on the dipstick tube... and the fat fine that comes with it if they find out its no blown, but for all the p.o.s cars we get paid to blow up engines, its awesome

CHOP SHOP · Sep 27, 2009

japerry said:
how are they making you guys prove that the engines are being disabled?

here ya go. This is on an 02 tahoe, fully loaded leather.

RUBITANk · Sep 27, 2009

Hmmm. How can one get into this "job field"? Lol

Bunk1 · Sep 27, 2009

Can you video any of the process?

ceb0217 · Sep 27, 2009

I have seen it done and its not all that great to see they just run then start rattling and then squeek to a stop. On a side note one shop had a 4.3 in an astro van last almost 20 min. and a grand cherokee with a 5.2 last 15 min

Fordzuki · Sep 27, 2009

Bunk said:
Can you video any of the process?

Apparently it's possible. :haha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0IcIxhd8ks&feature=related

Edit, this one's pretty good. Look at some of the rigs in that lineup though.:booo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYTZo&feature=related

TreeClimber · Sep 27, 2009

ceb0217 said:
I have seen it done and its not all that great to see they just run then start rattling and then squeek to a stop. On a side note one shop had a 4.3 in an astro van last almost 20 min. and a grand cherokee with a 5.2 last 15 min

We've blown 30 or 40 and it's uneventful. They all just start rattling and then squeek to a stop.

We had a Ford 300 in-line 6 cyl that wouldn't die. Red-lined that pig for 20 minutes with no oil, liquid glass, and still kept running. It's amazing. I walked away after that long. Dunno when it finally died, but it did.
We're down to one left to blow and then we're done with 'em. We're going to try and send a rod thru the block on a Mazda MPV (we might just 'forget' to add the liquid glass.)

ain'tstuckjustresting · Sep 27, 2009

You should do a "brick it" board for the last one. Everyone pays to guess how long it will run. Closest guess wins the pot. Or if the pot will be large enough winner gets 60% and the rest buys pizza for the shop next Friday that way more people get involved. :boobies3:

Bunk1 · Sep 27, 2009

Fordzuki said:
Edit, this one's pretty good. Look at some of the rigs in that lineup though.:booo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYTZo&feature=related

Thats what im talking about!!! Too bad they fried the v8 exploder, I coulda used those heads