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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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In addition to a bent rod....I have a broken one and it cracked the block at the water jacket. Anyway, new motor will be the same..no changes. If you clean out your intercooler pipes..please be sure all water is removed before starting.
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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In addition to a bent rod....I have a broken one and it cracked the block at the water jacket. Anyway, new motor will be the same..no changes. If you clean out your intercooler pipes..please be sure all water is removed before starting.
I am guessing passenger side turbo, got tired of cleaning it so disconnected the line from the valve cover to the air cleaner. Run a breather instead, that sucks though.

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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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oh **** man that sucks!!

Sorry to hear about that!!
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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Damn, I dont know what to say
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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I hosed out the intercooler pipes and didnt get all the water out. The pipes were oily from me forgetting to reconnect the scavenge pump power after my ls1edit tune was finished loading. If I would have had it wired with a relay from the fuel pump wire, I woulda never had to disconnect it. Lesson learned...dumb mistake. Ordering block this week and will be in the machine shop asap. Should cost me around 1100-1300 for a block..rings...machine work etc. I figure i'll be back just in time for the cool weather in October
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 07:49 PM
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Damn that sucks man. I'm in the same boat as you right now, hopefully mine will be ready next weekend. Damn hurricanes! Oh yeah, did you ever call mike about those rods?

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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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yeah but he called back after i already had someone else sending me some. Thanks tho!!!
I got several offers for free rods and I really appreciate that.
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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hey jerry did you say three or four rods...Im going to box them up tommorrow....give me a call

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yeah but he called back after i already had someone else sending me some. Thanks tho!!!
I got several offers for free rods and I really appreciate that.
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do 4 to be sure...then I can send the extras to the next guy who hydrolocks
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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Really sorry to hear this. We all learn hard lessons from our cars. But that is a really tough one.

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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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not good. sorry to here jerr.
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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i'll be faster now.....you know with it all torn down, something will get upgraded
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fugg man.. well its a good excuse to upgrade
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that sucks.
you gotto watch that water going inot your enigne.
second time water killed you ride.
dont let it happen again.
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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lol.....yup..once was from a crappy port job on some junk heads....that wasn't my fault. This time was. I already bought another block and crank! I'm looking for low 10s high 9
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