Re: [Chrysler300] 'Melissa's' (my G's) engine blew or 'sucked' a ring!

["Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brandt -

Yikes ! Sorry to hear about Melissa's misfortune.

IMHO, for a rebuilt engine to go south after 30K is unacceptable. I think
the shop should be on the hook for this one. Have the shop's owner tear down
the block and give a prognosis. Maybe as a compromise, agree to pay half of
what the actual costs are. But only offer this compromise as a last resort.

Ron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandt Jimerson" <brandt300g@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 11:20 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] 'Melissa's' (my G's) engine blew or 'sucked' a ring!


> Hello everyone in 300sville. Sorry, I can't put an exclamation mark after
my greeting because of disappointment! Oh well, Melissa's engine rebuild got
just over a whopping 30,000 miles on her, then she 'took a dive". I don't
even hot rod it (like I used to). However, here's the news: 30% cylinder
leakage from cylinder #1 and some more on cylinders 3 and 5 I believe.. Yes,
it's perhaps a busted compression or oil ring, unfortunately coming from the
bottom end! The whole engine as you all know will have to come out. The
local shop that rebuilt my engine did a leak down test. I feel it's not the
shops fault for my occurence but a particular individual who used to work
there that rebuilt my engine who's to blame. He's a hyper person who just
likes to get the job done. Put it this way, he installed my rebuilt engine
and rebuilt both Carter carbs if I remember correctly in FAR LESS THAN 1
DAY!! Okay, enough of putting someone down, nobody's perfect. After all,
I've 'hot rodded'
>  the engine on more than one occasion during it's last 30k miles. I am
getting into the solution, I believe I'll have Jeff Carter from JC Auto
rebuild the engine a year from now when I have the funds. I know his ability
for synchronizing carbs on a long ram 413 is fantastic as well! The engine I
believe was bored out the last time not more than 40 over and I understand
that 60 over is the very limit for the 413 engine. The compression ratio
will be the factory 10.1:1. (It's 9.6:1 I believe right now). I know here
where to get the correct fuel locally for the 10.1 ratio.  I am getting a
qoute from this particular shop tomorrow and heck may give them another shot
if the price seems right. I just don't know yet. Melissa still runs but
BARELY. The compression is so bad that she wants to stall when stopping at a
light, smoking of course. Any suggestions for any other good engine
rebuilding place in Southern California!? By the way, our next Club News
will have the short story of
>  Melissa obviously without this latest "great' news.  Well, got to run but
I'll keep you all posted!!
>
>   Sincerely & 300ly, Brandt H. J. w/ a very crippled G.
>
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