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Jan 18, 2009 | 02:34 PM

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Not sure what this is, or if it's normal

I cleaned up my 5.3 a few days ago. I'm not a competent engine builder, I'm learning and this is my first one... so I don't really know what everything is.

I noticed this thing that kind of resembles a piston, and noticed it wasn't really complete... are they suppose to be like this?

Jan 18, 2009 | 02:35 PM

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got a better picture?

Jan 18, 2009 | 02:42 PM

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This do?

Jan 18, 2009 | 05:30 PM

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anybody?

Jan 18, 2009 | 05:33 PM

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you mean the two circular holes on each side of the timing chain cover? those are for water pump.

Jan 18, 2009 | 06:06 PM

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you mean the two circular holes on each side of the timing chain cover? those are for water pump.

All I needed to know, I kind of forgot what it all looked like before he took off all the accessories to fit the motor in the back of my car

Jan 18, 2009 | 10:55 PM

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that motor is filthy, what happened to it???

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Jan 19, 2009 | 06:08 AM

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What are you going to do with this?

Jan 19, 2009 | 07:52 AM

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What are you going to do with this?

Hopefully something better than the previous owner.

Jan 19, 2009 | 12:22 PM

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Looks like it may be a real "learning" experience for you!
Good luck with the project and have fun!

Jan 19, 2009 | 11:26 PM

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Looks like it may be a real "learning" experience for you!
Good luck with the project and have fun!

Will do...

engine was in a truck and has 147 miles on it and it's from east coast canada.

Jan 19, 2009 | 11:37 PM

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are you talking about the plugs? those are freeze plugs

Jan 19, 2009 | 11:39 PM

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Will do...

engine was in a truck and has 147 miles on it and it's from east coast canada.

You're sure it's not 147,000 miles?

Jan 20, 2009 | 03:00 AM

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I think 147 miles + a brush fire or tactical nuclear explosion is what he means. That thing looks awful.

Jan 20, 2009 | 03:11 PM

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You're sure it's not 147,000 miles?

220,000 kms or 147,000 miles

Jan 20, 2009 | 04:32 PM

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i would walk away from the motor. That thing looks like it sat in salt

Jan 20, 2009 | 07:40 PM

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i would walk away from the motor. That thing looks like it sat in salt

The flash makes it look worse than what it actually is. I live in East coast Canada, that is normal and expected for a motor that age and that many kilometers from a truck.

Jan 20, 2009 | 08:41 PM

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The flash makes it look worse than what it actually is. I live in East coast Canada, that is normal and expected for a motor that age and that many kilometers from a truck.

I can gurantee you that my 220K mile Toyota does not look like that.....