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Posted by Bob Thompson [71.177.190.131] on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 00:00:10 :
In Reply to: Engine swap in the field posted by D Sherman [72.47.9.228] on Monday, September 26, 2011 at 19:49:28 :
Dennis,
I have performed rescues like this but I did not change the engine. Instead I removed the broken Connecting rod from the journal and driven the piston to the top of the bore. The piston was wedged with a wooden shim. Remove the plug wire and reinstall the pan and you have a five cyl. engine. It will run rough , but it will run.
This works with diesels as well with a few more details. I have driven the finished product about 120 miles on crappy african roads to get back to civilization. I can give you a great recipe for a cement made from termite mounds and wildebeast dung. This will seal cracks in the block where the rod went through.
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