Recent content by mattoxnc85

I did talk to them today and they did quote me the repair. 500 plus whatever it would cost to ship the motor back. That was them installing new bearings new camshaft and lifters. Not sure why. Lobes on the camshaft look fine. Didn’t have any power loss or noise from valve train prior to finding...

I didn’t think so either. Hoping I caught it soon enough that it didn’t do enough damage to need machine work or a new camshaft.

I’ll make sure to document as much as possible. And update when I do. I appreciate it.

Update: I wanted to wait to see what the remanufacture said before I posted a name. I believe I mentioned it in my original post but maybe not. It is from titan. I’ve been back and forth the last couple of days with them. They’re under the impression it was lack of oil. Unfortunately one of the...

Thanks! My spray gun is a harbor freight special. tip size i believe is 1.4 but i do know that paint manufactures have different specs for this. compressor is dewalt, not sure on exact specs. it's great for painting as long as you keep a water separator on it and keep it cleaned out. it's not...

Wanted to get up here and give an update. Reman engine has been running good so far. Put right around 600 miles on it now. Just went to do the first oil change and because it had a small leak I pulled the oil pan to see where it was coming from and found this. Cam bearings look to be shot...

I’m terrible at updating on forums. Wanted to post a few pics of the project. These are a couple months old. I’ll get some completed pics and upload as well. Paints not perfect but I’m happy with it given it was my first solo job like this.

Inferno orange pearl metallic (y)

i appreciate the replies. I thought about doing a wrap but I like painting for one and didn’t want to spend the $ on a wrap. I completely understand to processes involved in painting. Prep is everything. I have painted boats in the past but I was always working with bare fiberglass. Or gel coat...

This one’s for the auto body guys out there. So while I’m waiting motor and other things I’m painting the TJ. I went with a single stage urethane from restoration shop. Body is in great shape, other than hood and one fender the paint is actually in good shape. Question is can I scuff the...

Ok so update on the motor situation. Still no word from the machine shop. Called a handful of times and even left a couple more voicemails. Nothing. Decided to go for a reman. After talking with a local guy that does Jeep salvage I went with a titan. Guy I talked to said his family has dealt...

I’m with you there. Plus this would be my first rebuild ever so there’s no telling what I might screw up in the process as well. Lol My plan is to call the machine shop tomorrow and see what’s going on with it and go from there. If they still haven’t done anything with it or can’t get to it...

Eastern NC.

Lol. Yeah. I kinda knew what I was getting when I bought it from him.