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    A/C Problems Need Help

    I don't actually have a legit pressure gauge, that shows numbers, but you know the gauges that come on the cans of Freon from the auto parts stores? That's the one im referring to. Yesterday, the low side was in the "green section", the good section, today it was in the "yellow section", the...
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    A/C Problems Need Help

    Hey guys, so my AC was working fine in my truck, but then the high side line cracked and it leaked all my Freon out. I replaced the whole assembly (which included the high and lowside lines) and put two 12oz cans and one 18oz can of Freon in it(the 18oz had oil in it as well). I did this...
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    96k3500 454 Whipple Supercharger build thread

    Sweet truck and sweet build. I just recently built a mild 355 for my truck, but that is nothing compared to what you've done. Id LOVE to have the knowledge you have on everything you've done. One day! Great job though!
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    So, got the valves adjusted this morning, and the timing set dead on. Been driving it around today, and pulling my enclosed 14ft trailer loaded with lawn equipment with no problem. May have to adjust valves again, i have a bad tick on bank 1 (drivers side) could also possibly be a bad lifter...
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    Wow, i wish i could find someone like that around here. And yeah, its extremely annoying. I would have went back and said something, but i was about a month or two past there 1 year warranty, and didnt feel like getting screwed over again, so i went ahead and went to the better shop. For...
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    trans removal

    Go to Harbor Freight and invest in $30 worth of tools. Mainly extensions. I bought a 3 or 4 foot extension plus some impact sockets, and was able to get every single one of them out without having to raise or lower anything. You may have to bend one of the head shields a little bit. Ive done it...
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    So here is an UPDATE! I went ahead and took the whole top end apart, and took the heads in to a different shop to get machined. Got a call the next day saying that the valve guides were full of SLOP and there was so much play, it was unbelievable to the manager! It wasn't in all of them, but...
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    I had the valve spring seats ground down, new compcam beehive springs installed, as well as new retainers in order to clear the lift of the cam. I don't think these would be symptoms of the cam exceeding the lift limit anyways would they?
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    Extremly confused, NEED HELP!

    So after replacing those valve stem seals I thought all was well.... Then I went on a 300 mile trip right after I got them replaced, and when I finally got to my destination it was burning oil just as bad. It burns almost exactly a quart of oil every 400 miles. For the first 50 or so miles...
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    So after replacing those valve stem seals I thought all was well.... Then I went on a 300 mile trip right after I got them replaced, and when I finally got to my destination it was burning oil just as bad. It burns almost exactly a quart of oil every 400 miles. For the first 50 or so miles...
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    Got to take a look at everything, and it turned out that 3 of my valve seals were torn for whatever reason. They were letting in massive amounts of oil, so much as one of the plugs didnt look like a plug anymore. It actually threw my tune off, so im going to have to get it tuned again. Went...
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    Extremly confused, NEED HELP!

    Got to take a look at everything, and it turned out that 3 of my valve seals were torn for whatever reason. They were letting in massive amounts of oil, so much as one of the plugs didnt look like a plug anymore. It actually threw my tune off, so im going to have to get it tuned again. Went...
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    Extremly confused, NEED HELP!

    Checked everything as far as vacuum goes as you described. Everything was great, except there was a substantial amount of oil on the pcv, and on the other end where it plugs into the intake mani. Ill be pulling the vc's off tomorrow to check the drain holes, and valve stem seals, because that's...
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    I checked for the baffles, and both valve covers have the baffles. Havent been able to do any diagnosing yet as my girlfriends dad passed away so ive been helping with that. Both of the trucks were 98s, they were essentially the same except one being 4wd. Tomorrow I will be pulling off valve...
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    Any other suggestions? Will start diagnosing tomorrow with a compression test, and I'll pull the valve covers off and visually inspect the valve stem seals. Any thing I should keep an eye out for?
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    X-Pipe. It burns so much damn oil, that its got to be more than 1 cylinder.
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    Extremly confused, NEED HELP!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azv6pcl9Aig&feature=youtu.be
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azv6pcl9Aig&feature=youtu.be
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    PCV valve has been replaced, I will check to see if baffle is inside of hole. All other vacuum hoses are in place as you said. I will post a vid of truck revving, and you can see how much oil it burns.
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    PCV valve has been replaced, I will check to see if baffle is inside of hole. All other vacuum hoses are in place as you said. I will post a vid of truck revving, and you can see how much oil it burns.
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    Extremly confused, NEED HELP!

    I just have no clue how it would be possible! I obviously drained the oil before I pulled it, so I don't know how oil could go past the rings and screw anything up. I'm going to be doing one soon. It just smokes so much oil, it seems like its all the cylinders are burning oil. Ill post a vid of...
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    Extremly confused, NEED HELP!

    I have not done a compression test yet, but I will soon. I wouldn't think I would have any bad numbers. And I've put maybe 1500 miles since its been in the Z71
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    Yeah, its definitely burning oil. It may have a small seep, but nothing enough to drip on the ground at all. When its idling it smells horrible, and it smokes from the exhaust really bad.
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    Extremly confused, NEED HELP!

    Oops sorry guys, meant to post this in the Engine Performance + Maintenance section. Was looking at exhausts and forgot to go back to post this. Sorry!!
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    Extremely Confused, NEED HELP!

    Hey guys, this is my first time posting here. Ive got a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 that I'm having a few issues with. First ill do a little background and technical information. Engine was rebuilt about 9,000 miles ago. It was bored .030 over, its got a mild Comp cam, LT headers to an...

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