Recovering from bore wash. Experiences, solutions, advice needed..

[turquise1]

Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd

Scope the bores before you do anything else at all.

I will do that for sure but even if I see some scratches etc. I am not going to give up on an engine that quickly. For now, I find it hard to believe a fuel wash could destroy an entire engine by trying to start it multiple times.

And yes, I would look into rebuilding it if it's dead. I rebuilt its transmission recently and changed the timing chain guides etc as well.

Thanks,

Ozzie

[nick325xit 5spd]

Originally Posted by turquise1

I will do that for sure but even if I see some scratches etc. I am not going to give up on an engine that quickly. For now, I find it hard to believe a fuel wash could destroy an entire engine by trying to start it multiple times.

And yes, I would look into rebuilding it if it's dead. I rebuilt its transmission recently and changed the timing chain guides etc as well.

Thanks,

Ozzie

Fuel wash can easily trash an engine. You poured enough fuel in that it backfired hard enough to blow up the intake.

And almost no one rebuilds these motors because you can get used ones for a tiny fraction of the cost of even a DIY rebuild.