Engine Blew with only 318k

Its a 83 S10 Blazer 4x4 w/ 2.8l
Yep it finally happened, after almost 20 years and 318,000 miles the engine finally went out. I think the water pump went out and my temp gauge has been acting up lately so I didnt notice it until it died. Smoke started coming out of everywhere, I thought this thing was on fire. It broke down on my way home on a very busy street and could not get it to start again, luckily i was only a mile away from my house and I have triple A. It still runs but barely, I took it around the block and just stumbles and misses and dies in the middle of driving it. I guess it is telling me that is is finally time to put a small block in her. By the way, if anyone has a 350 engine and tranny im going to need one, and if anyone needs a 4x4 tranny and transfer case with basicly new clutch let me know. As for the motor ill probally junk it or sell the parts on ebay. I may also sell the wheels and tires that are on it too, they are pictured. Owell I guess it may get me around for another 10 years or so if I swap a 350 into her cause I hate to see it go but I hate the 2.8(slow piece of crap)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/759000-759999/759736_2_full.jpg

A pretty amazing Blazer. No rust and that early 2.8 lasted three times as long as most in that era. Might look around for a 3.1 or 3.4 Camaro V6 engine to replace the old one. Pretty simple swap from what I hear.

nice looking truck. i dont like the 2.8 either, but it lasted you along time. wish you luck.

yea i have kinda looked into the 3.1 3.4 swaps but would rather have the torque of the small block. Plus I have built one and threw it in a t-bucket to run on the dyno at my school and are pretty pleased on how well the perform and how easy they are to build. By the way, I have takin this thing down to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico numerous times and mexico has the crappiest gas in the world, by the second trip down there, the electrodes on my plugs where up inside the shell of the plug and it still ran like nothing was wrong with it. Hell of a truck. Oh yea and the only rust on it is on the upper part of the windshield but it just started to bubble up there about a year ago, hasnt broke through paint yet

I also totalled a vw fox and barely left a small ding on my bumper. Guy tried to sue me for 3k for that piece of shit. Ha yea right. These thing are tough

Hmmm,
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=355972

You lucked out and got a chevy tank there man.

My 85 s-10 blazer is on it's second re-built 2.8L with only 170,000 km, the early 2.8L are basicly crap motors to start with.

I hope that your 350 will last as long, and treat you as well as that poor under-powered motor

did you baby the 2.8, or just drive it like normal?

drove it normal I live in a big city(almost 4million) so I need to get this thing up to speed quick to keep up with traffic, i have replaced the clutch 3 times about every 100k, just replaced the head gaskets about 4 months ago. I have had the heads redone once. I would just take good care of it, change oil every 2500. Replaced the carb twice because it has one of those piece of crap electronic feedbacks on it, its like $350 to replace em. So its been good to me.

how much do you want for your carb? I could send you a money order tomorrow, if the price is reasonable.

I dont know, ill have to decide if I want to part this thing out or what. I'll get back with you though and let you know by tomorrow or so.

might as well part the old moters good parts

might as well part the old moters good parts

Hold the hell up, 5gcivic, you are a straight up bullshit LIAR!

What is with you posting that you already had a 350 in that truck a couple months back and you posted the actual dyno numbers.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=355972

READ IT AND WEEP GUYS, THIS GUY IS A FLAT OUT LIAR!!!

He just deleted his old lying 350 thread and it is being revived for all to see.

5gcivic,

Good try deleting it, you will be exposed for the lying moron bullcrapper you are.

He just deleted his old lying 350 thread and it is being revived for all to see.

5gcivic,

Good try deleting it, you will be exposed for the lying moron bullcrapper you are.
nope nope, still nothing, ivalid thread specified

I do have an s10 with a 350 in it but i also have this one as my daily driver. So chill out man

I do have an s10 with a 350 in it but i also have this one as my daily driver. So chill out man

With identical bodies to the last detail?

hey every one calm down, ill explain with mainly imotocons here, we all small a huge pile of :bs: , and :useless: not just any pick, but a picture of YOU holding a sign that says dmrisket 51 didnt beleve that i have a vehical with a 350 in it... further more I claim you :icon16: yourselfe and its kind of :greddy2: that you have to make up a story online to imperss some one, if i was blazerlt i would sticky this at the top of the forum for atleast a week to expose the truth :banhim:

He's full of shit...

:bs:

I bet it is his mom's Blazer.

:lol: :lol: :lol: DUMBASS!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

apparently this truck is for sale too...

http://www.cardomain.com/id/xratedrides

Any bidders?

nice he doesn't mention a blown engine.. Now, 2k for an 83 w/ a blown engine is a little much don't ya think?

Oh wait, it's got a 350 in it!

No wait... It's 2.8.... It's a transformer!!!

apparently this truck is for sale too...

http://www.cardomain.com/id/xratedrides

Any bidders?

Thanks for the link.

"Rebuilt engine has about 65k miles on it."

I thought it was 318,000 original.

More BS?...... how is it possible for one person to be so full of shit?

:loser: :flipa:

Thanks for the link.

"Rebuilt engine has about 65k miles on it."

I thought it was 318,000 original.

More BS?...... how is it possible for one person to be so full of shit?

:loser: :flipa:


Not necessarily.... Maybe he rebuilt it a few days ago, and using Doc Browns gadget, he was able to do 65,000 miles in 4 days... Hey, with that and a shot of blinker fluid you can work miracles.

Not necessarily.... Maybe he rebuilt it a few days ago, and using Doc Browns gadget, he was able to do 65,000 miles in 4 days... Hey, with that and a shot of blinker fluid you can work miracles.

Yeah maybe he has one of those flux capacitors

hey its probibly full on blinker fluid and muffler berrings too
it is a shame though, all he has to do is reset his isp, assumeing its not a dile up, and he changes to another name and we never know, but if your dumb enough to lie and the basicly admit to the lie through the grape vine, you cannot possible be that smart

He's not banned or anything, it isn't against the rules to be a dumbass. He can still use his name, but we will all laugh at him when he makes a post. :)

thats what im saying, to get away from the humiliation.....::takes a deep breath and looks at fingernails:: yep getting ready to go put that 502 bbc into my s10 pu later, shouldnt take more then what, half an hour, and not even that if i can find the mounts already done up for me (if you seen the viper s 10 post you know what im going at here) but ive got to go, ill be back in like fifteen minits with some dino and 1/4 times for you guys by dinner ~K~

I do have an s10 with a 350 in it but i also have this one as my daily driver. So chill out man

I am not chilling out.

You flat out lied saying you had a 350 in it, then you post saying the real 2.8L died and people caught your old thread and then you go back and delete your old thread thinking it will be gone forever.

Well, it is not.

I CANNOT stand liars and people that for no good reason make up bullshit about their ride to get people to like their truck.

You state the truth, or don't post at all.

Too bad really, IF THAT IS REALLY YOUR TRUCK, it would be a nice piece of hardware to sit in the driveway regardless of the engine.

But then again, who knows, you probably took the pictures of your neighbors truck.

He must have been keeping an eye on this thread because he deletd the BS thread right after I posted a link to it. I knew I had seen that picture before.

He must have been keeping an eye on this thread because he deletd the BS thread right after I posted a link to it. I knew I had seen that picture before.

Yip, I remembered it too. And thanks for the quick link to the thread.

I am not chilling out.

You flat out lied saying you had a 350 in it, then you post saying the real 2.8L died and people caught your old thread and then you go back and delete your old thread thinking it will be gone forever.

Well, it is not.

I CANNOT stand liars and people that for no good reason make up bullshit about their ride to get people to like their truck.

You state the truth, or don't post at all.

Too bad really, IF THAT IS REALLY YOUR TRUCK, it would be a nice piece of hardware to sit in the driveway regardless of the engine.

But then again, who knows, you probably took the pictures of your neighbors truck.
ill agree with the it is a nice truck, i usually dont like the older squair shaped modles, but i do like the one 5gcivic had/has/took a picture off of autotrader of, and there are three things in this world that i absolutely hate, liers, cheaters, and guys who even think about laying a hand on a woman, you my friend, now fall in the lier catigory 5g, so why dont you chill and calm the diarrhea of your filthy mouth, making up thinks to seam cool is something 13 year old boys do to try and get the 15 year old girls to like them, so i have five words for you GROW UP OR GET OUT

but on a lighter note, i wish that i had a moter, american made, that would blow "with only 318K" on it

CRX Tragedy This sucks!! (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=372463)


More BS?

Hold the hell up, 5gcivic, you are a straight up bullshit LIAR!

What is with you posting that you already had a 350 in that truck a couple months back and you posted the actual dyno numbers.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=355972

READ IT AND WEEP GUYS, THIS GUY IS A FLAT OUT LIAR!!!

Thanks for pointing it out Blazer. I would have hated buying a carb from a fraud

I remembered the post, but never knew that it was the same guy

holey shit i knew that post seamed a little extream when i bought my car

This has developed into one of the funniest threads ever...Wonder what other boards he's on

ive seen him in the 4th generation civic sites, its the 88-91 board, i have an 89 civic and the name looked familiar when he moved on over, bastard! oh, for funny flamitory posts check out the civic board and check out the racing forums, they are filled with funny shit

I still dont see what you guys are talking about. Looks like a totally different truck to me...

http://img138.exs.cx/img138/3585/untitled15vl.jpg

:lol:

I still dont see what you guys are talking about. Looks like a totally different truck to me...

http://img138.exs.cx/img138/3585/untitled15vl.jpg
Your so right, why didn't I see that before?

does the other one have a hamster, or a rabbit spinning the wheel?

I'm just curious why he has a california licence plate on his Blazer, and yet his for sale add sayes Arizona

I'm just curious why he has a california licence plate on his Blazer, and yet his for sale add sayes Arizona

Oh probably another lie from this idiotic lying loser.

apparently this truck is for sale too...

http://www.cardomain.com/id/xratedrides

Any bidders?

None since Oct 9 2004, according to the last update.
0 comments in his guest book either.
Nice of him to put his phone numbers and email address there,I'll leave it to another mod to compare his email with the one this member gives...;)

Don't all rush now, you've only got to keep up with a bull artist in an underpowered S10 with a blown motor........

I think we should all just calm down and give him a chance to reply......... maybe we are wrong about him....maybe chevy made a few 350ci 2.8L V6s that we don't know about......maybe if he gets too mad he will jump in the Batmobile and come shoot us all with his 45 caliber BB gun.

nice looking truck. i dont like the 2.8 either, but it lasted you along time. wish you luck.

Neither do I. The 2.8 doesn't really have enough power to do the job, and it probably doesn't get good gas milage due to being overworked.

I still dont see what you guys are talking about. Looks like a totally different truck to me...

http://img138.exs.cx/img138/3585/untitled15vl.jpg
lmfao photoshop is great, o heres a picture of that other moter and its power you were asken about overboard http://britton.k12.mi.us/~phillipk/trucks/images/hamster.jpg

I think we should all just calm down and give him a chance to reply......... maybe we are wrong about him....maybe chevy made a few 350ci 2.8L V6s that we don't know about......maybe if he gets too mad he will jump in the Batmobile and come shoot us all with his 45 caliber BB gun.
what do you mean a "few" i see those damn 2.8l 350's more then the 5.7 350's the math just supports 2.8 l of displacement with 350 ci doesnt it and thats why the swap was so easy to do for the weekends then take it out for dayly driveing jees you guys are idiots, fricken :loser:

what do you mean a "few" i see those damn 2.8l 350's more then the 5.7 350's the math just supports 2.8 l of displacement with 350 ci doesnt it and thats why the swap was so easy to do for the weekends then take it out for dayly driveing jees you guys are idiots, fricken :loser:

Are you really so friggin stupid that you can't get a joke?

Why can't we all just get along ? :dunno:

:lol2:

And (just to add my 2 cents), how many of us have had 2.8L v6 engines blow up with "only" 318,000 kms on them? All the 2.8L engines I've had have not lasted that long.

That should have been the first clue that this whole thing was BS !!!

Are you really so friggin stupid that you can't get a joke?
are you really so friggen stupid you can't get the concept of sarcasm?

Perhaps he's running one of these...


http://www.pghconsulting.net/hampster.jpg

are you really so friggen stupid you can't get the concept of sarcasm?

YES!! :lol:

Perhaps he's running one of these...


http://www.pghconsulting.net/hampster.jpg

So that's why they're called rat motors.

ive got that on my computer somewhere, tryed to poast it lol nice call rlith

apparently this truck is for sale too...

http://www.cardomain.com/id/xratedrides

Any bidders?

That's not his truck! The name at the top says John's Chevrolet. His profile says his name is Nick.

Great, so the kid probably doesn't even have a truck at all, lol

Ha Ha! You Guys Can't Make Fun Of Me Anymore! I Changed My Name And You Don't Know What It Is!