i have a 66 chrysler New Yorker with a 440 in it. about 6 months ago my oil pump went while i was driving on the highway. car smoked a lot and didnt start after that. i changed the pump and the rattling from the valves went away. but i havnt moved the car because it has no power what so ever. almost as if it has no compression. anybody know what could of gone wrong? if so, is it even worth keeping? =/ i thought maybe i have a leak in my carb and needed it to get rebuilt. i tweeked the carb and nothing changed at all. any suggestions.?

 

You more than likely trashed the bearings,rings. Do you know what caused the pump to fail? Do you have a oil pressure gauge? What pressure does it show?Did you change the oil?

 

You are going to have to pull the engine and tear it down to see what exactly is wrong, but I'm pretty sure it is something catastrophic such as bearings or rings as mentioned above. It may be rebuildable, but you won't know for sure till you open it up and have a look.

 

did you loose complete pressure?
if so, if you kept driving, you'd have to pull the motor and pray

 

is there / was there much metallic particles in the oil / sump / filter ?????????
long time no here Carlos

 

no metallic parts at all.// i've been alright deadkelly. just relaxing and helping my girl study for school. i havnt been on the site because i feel embarrased my mopars all beat up.

 

still has a little.

 

yeah i changed the oil twice since. i turn on the car and it turns on fine but just doesnt have power. oil pump was giving me problems since day one, little bit by little bit it had a rough start. i guess i'l get someone to open it and have a look. gunna have to sell my *** for that. just got my own place and cant afford sh*t

 

go over exactly (even sounds) what happened again
maybe something that happened will give us a clue

 

already then.. took the car up to hampton beach for 4th of july.on the way up car started whisteling. out of nowhere the car just started smoking. pulled over, waited a bit and added water. about 8 hours later turned the car back on. turned on fine. about 10 minutes later started smoking again.turned it off and got it towed home. next morning i tried turning it on again. sounded dry as if no oil was getting to the top. changed the oil pump and eventually the noise went away. when i went to move the car from one parking to another i noticed the car has no power what so ever. i turned the small diles in front of the carb to make it lean or rich and it doesnt do anything. think maybe i just need a new carb? where'd you guys think the whisteling came from?

 

67 gtx- you always try to help me out, thanks man. i appreciate it.

 

how much you think its going to run me to have someone rebuild it? 2-3 grand maybe?

 

no problem

 

it all depends on the damage
if the berings went without oil, you might need a new crank

 

was the car overheating during this time?
do you have a guage? what did it read?
when you say no power, you mean you gave it the gas and it just didnt move?

 

who gives a beep mate there's a off topic part on here thats where i live . i need as many clowns on here as i can to make me feel normal .
well if theres no metallic bits in the oil that is hopefully a good sign . was it making real bad nosies ? knocking or sounded bad ? are the spark plugs wet from oil , could it be your dizzy or ignition ? . try & get somebody to have alook at it even just for a prognosis ? mate you could even get a 2nd hand runner for under $1500 I'm sure . always look on the bright side of life :-)

 

Carlos, sounds like it's time to get your hands dirty! Pull the motor yourself,and tear into the engine. It's actually pretty easy to work on a 440,get yourself a repair manual (Haynes,Chilton) you can buy or rent a cherry picker,buy a cheap engine stand, basic hand tools and go to it.If this happen back in july,it's sounds like you are not in a hurry,so just take your time and if you have any problems,just give us a shout. Good luck!

 

i would. i have everything. soon as the snow clears im just gunna do it.i have to do it outside thats the problem. where do i start? lol jk i'l get a repair manual off ebay or sumthing. i should do a video so u guys could maybe hear what im trying to explain.

 

How about basic troubleshooting first? Drag your frozen *** over to Autozone and rent a compression tester, or build the leak-down tester I posted here before. Could be simple as a blown head gasket or warped/cracked head from overheating. I've seen it before. Do your homework Carlos, you may get off easy.

 

scotty is right
try this before you pull the motor

 

Sort of sounds like it could be a head gasket. Do some testing before tearing it out of the car. You might get off easy.

 

what are we up to Carlos?