[V8] Bad V8's

[Tony and Lillie]

Talk about POS, you should see the pile of Infinity V8's behind the 
dealership. I guess the chain would stretch prematurely and the valves hit 
the pistons. Cast pistons=marks and pinging= new engine for customer.

Tony Hoffman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cobram at juno.com>
To: <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] V8 Non-Audi Swap (was crankshaft bolt)


> "Ingo Rautenberg" <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> writes:
>
>> Cadillac Eldorado.  Perhaps you're thinking of that infamous
>> fuel-saving
>> motor, the 8-6-4 of the eighties, though the LH6 engine with
>
> The 8-6-4 "displacement on demand" was an even bigger POS than the diesel
> (no one thought that possible at the time.)  The GM passenger car
> "diesels" were problematic because they weren't built as diesels, but ill
> conceived "modified" gas engines.
>
> I still remember the tallest free standing object west of Boston used to
> be the pile of 8-6-4 engines at the long gone Castle Metal yard in South
> Boston.  Cadillac ended up replacing them all under warranty with normal
> engines, which ironically make the 8-6-4 rare collectibles.
>
>
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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