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Hipster
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Doing a compression and a leakdown test if you can rent the equipement from a parts store would be helpful. It will tell you if all...
Yesterday at 7:39 AM
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I actually bought a gauge to check compression the other day along with that scan tool. With it spewing white smoke and a known intake...
Yesterday at 7:39 AM
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I tend to agree with you, but bolting the ancillary components on a crate engine, doing the install and first fire can turn into a...
Yesterday at 7:35 AM
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Talk me into, or out of, it...
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I was waiting for 618 to simply say, "You won't" Richard
Yesterday at 7:21 AM
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Certainly not nuts...List your truck and see where that goes first.
Yesterday at 7:20 AM
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New crate motor?
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Agree with everything said. In most cases if it's not installed by a licensed shop it nullifies the warranty and the warranties can be...
Tuesday at 4:45 PM
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Easy/lower risk($) would be to find a used motor. Is rest of your truck worth investing 3k on new motor. Many variables, you know the...
Tuesday at 4:24 PM
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18 months ago I was in the same boat. Rebuilt engines were hard so I went with a new GM engine 5.7 HD make for 3/4 ton and larger. Cost...
Tuesday at 4:07 PM
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Plus we’re talking Truck of the Year here! :hail: All Hail the King! :gm:
Tuesday at 4:06 PM
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95 Chevy silv2500 victimized
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no comprende, Bato. Sprechen sie Englishe bitte! Imho when one is really stinkin' it's stuff that has soaked down into the jute...
Sunday at 9:43 AM
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What now?
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No, it's probably the leaking intake gaskets that have already been noted by a mechanic via whatever testing methods he used. Really...
Saturday at 9:05 PM
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Replace the known problem, then diagnose what's left. You could chase false positives for days otherwise.
Saturday at 8:54 PM
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Except the Vortec cam is smaller than the TBI cam. Those specs are flat wrong for the L05. I have even gone so far as degreeing a couple...
Mar 13, 2023
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No exhaust crossover, therefore no EGR. Vortec and "old" 6-bolt intake manifold bolt patterns. The TBI manifold won't fit without (at...
Mar 12, 2023
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Brake hose coming loose at caliper
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Yes, the washers lol, the copper sealing rings/crush washer are technically considered a one-time use deal. If remanned calipers I would...
Mar 12, 2023
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