[V8] Bad V8's

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

This can't be true! Say it aint so!!!

Japanese stuff simply does not break or wear out!

This reminds me that the only car to have a real factory defect causing
"un-intended accerlation" was a Lexus. Go figure.

Dave


Quoting Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>:

> 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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