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was to buy one could i keep driving my amigo until the engine is built. I talked to my mechanic and he said just drive it until it "blows" up then just stick the new engine in it.

Well make sure he gives you his home # and a fire extingusher so if the crank breaks,rods fail etc....and pop
a hole in the side of your block and hoses down the exhaust with hot oil and it catches on fire and melts the Amigo down,he can tow it off the road for you.
If the engines that bad I wouldn't drive it,it's not worth
losing the vehicle over,but if I was 16 again I probably
just say s---w it and do it <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />
Doug
Becareful,

By the way how does he know the crankshaft has to much end play?
You cant check it with the flexplate,convertor or the
flywheel hook to it and crankshaft pully,belts, etc. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />not to mention with all the rodcaps torqued down they would enfluence the amount of end play anyways?




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