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My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. 120-130 1966

posted by Dylan Berichon on Tue Dec 29 02:21 CST 2009
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The b-20 in my '66 130 gave out a couple of weeks ago. A loud "BANG", sudden loss of power and oil dumping everywhere is the end result.

Check out this picture:

You can see where a hole got blasted into the block right by the starter. A serious mess.

How might this have happened? I had the bottom end of the engine built out just over a year ago (August of '08). I figured I'd be able to get several years out of the block before I had any major trouble.

Is there anything inside the block which might be saved?

What can I do a second time around to keep this from happening again?

Any other damage I should be concerned about? (I'd hate to have to rework the head too, among other things...)

It seems like I can never get more then a month or two before something goes wrong on this car. Perhaps my 122 is just cursed (maybe from the block having been painted blue).

Lastly... does someone have a b-20 bottom end taking up space in your garage? Send me an email.

Thanks as always.
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http://dylans122.blogspot.com

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My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
posted by Dylan Berichon on Tue Dec 29 02:21 CST 2009 >

My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
posted by matt b on Tue Dec 29 02:41 CST 2009 > V
- My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
  posted by tdskip subscriber on Tue Dec 29 03:46 CST 2009 > V
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    posted by greendread on Wed Dec 30 06:27 CST 2009 > V

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posted by JohnMc on Tue Dec 29 02:49 CST 2009 > V
- Duplicate post - please ignore [120-130][1966]
  posted by Gary L subscriber on Tue Dec 29 06:02 CST 2009 > V
- Agreed 100% - that bearing had no oil going to it! (NMI) [120-130][1966]
  posted by Gary L subscriber on Tue Dec 29 06:02 CST 2009 > V
- My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
  posted by Dylan Berichon on Tue Dec 29 14:01 CST 2009 > V

My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
posted by benski on Tue Dec 29 04:53 CST 2009 > V
- My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
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My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
posted by planetman on Tue Dec 29 05:28 CST 2009 > V
- My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
  posted by Dylan Berichon on Tue Dec 29 14:07 CST 2009 > V

My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
posted by walrus3 subscriber on Tue Dec 29 06:54 CST 2009 > V
- My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
  posted by Dylan Berichon on Tue Dec 29 12:51 CST 2009 > V

My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
posted by Jrobby on Tue Dec 29 07:24 CST 2009 > V
- My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
  posted by Dylan Berichon on Tue Dec 29 12:41 CST 2009 > V

My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
posted by 122 and 940 and too many on Tue Dec 29 12:53 CST 2009 > V

Blue engine explained [120-130][1966]
posted by Dylan Berichon on Tue Dec 29 13:04 CST 2009 > V
- Blue engine explained [120-130][1966]
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  - ACK! [120-130][1966]
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    - ACK! [120-130][1966]
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- PS: Oil pressure and oil starvation... [120-130][1966]
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- Blue engine explained [120-130][1966]
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My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
posted by alschnertz subscriber on Wed Dec 30 01:17 CST 2009 > V
- My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. [120-130][1966]
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My b-20 broke a rod. I'm wondering what the next step should be. 120-130 1966