cflinch
Newbie
I have a 96 chevy k1500 with a 305 engine with 180k on it, and manual transmission. The truck was losing power and eventually simply wouldn't turn over. Went through the entire fuel system and couldn't figure out the issue, but it hydra locked on me after changing the pressure regulator. Ended up taking it to a shop my buddy recommended. Cleaned out the engine and unlocked it, but said the main issue was the spider injectors. To buy the replacement part, and have it put in (don't have the proper tools with me at school to do it myself) it seems like it'll run me right around $700. They warned though that after being hydra locked they could do all this and the engine could start knocking on me the next day. My question is, am I better off to just replace the entire engine and cut my losses or should I just have them replace the injectors and pray that the engine doesn't start knocking? Appreciate any input on this issue!