So if ppl dont know I have a 92 GS 236xxxK on it...got it for 250 $ and have put roughly 3000miles on it in bout 2 months...when I got it I was just so excited to have my favorite car in the world back I neglected to check things like oil...so when it started ticking I still didnt notice. Thats because I had a 94 Mirage which had a JY head and the lifters in that just ticked for like a year ticked so I didnt notice at first til bout 2 weeks after getting the car the ticking echoed off an alley I drove thru...checked oil wasnt bone dry but theoil lwvel barely touched the stick...since then I usually put Iin bout 2quarts every week or two depending on work. Still have to do the leak down test...
Thats the background heres the question...
So assuming its either rings or seals or both because of age and milage. Would it be
A) Cheaper to pull heads get new seals done which im pretty sure is a machine shop thing...or if its rings buy a hoist to pull engine and replace rings...
Or
B) I have a few leads on some KLDEs all less than $300 one with the highest milage is around 120k. Should I pick one up replace most gaskets waterpump belt since its out and drop it in.
I doNt have the hugest budget id love to take the time and money get an engine strip rebuild it all and dot transmission upgrades while im at it...but im figuring considering I need a running car to stay employed I cant have the seals or rings go from bad to real bad so I need to get this taken care of asap. I have 3 1/2 days of together and can have up to a week off with no issues and stay employed.
Assuming the possible cost of machining and parts to replace my k8 stuff VS I can see maybe with in a $100-$150 more having an opportunity to drop in a lower milage DE which would you guys do. Ive never done this before but I worked on stealth fighter jets (F22 ...if youve seen Transformers thats my actual jet filmed in a base in souther cali and copy and pasted into the other movies....
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