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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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im gonna have someone post pics of it its chipped about an inch long 1/4 inch into the block on the drivers side under the head
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How did this happen?
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ouch! it doesnt appear to be in a critical area but i would check with your local machinist and see what they say. good luck man!
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It's only a flesh wound.
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put a nail in it
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i hope maybe 100-200$ range
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Might not be that bad. Talk to a local machine shop.
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How that happened would concern me. The area of the missing piece is not critical but a piece off the block just doesn't come off like that.
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How did it happen? Most likely i wouldnt worry about it and just run it but.
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