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Old May 1, 2018 | 05:37 PM
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Default Wrist pin problems?


Was expecting skirt problems this is what i found. Number 6
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Swallowed some water 💦
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Yikes. It actually was still running pretty strong when i pulled it in the shop . The bottom of the piston had damage from the crank throw.
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I don't see wrist pin problems but I see a bent rod and a lack of oil changes
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Yeah this motor was used and abused with 250k..the wrist pin was notchy i thought that may have had something to do with the rod..disclamer not my motor lol. I work on a lot of dealer auction stuff so i see plenty of mistreated vehicles. Still not sure how number 6 got enough water to cause this much damage
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If you get enough water to use up the chamber, or if the water flashes to steam bad stuff can happen.. doesn't take much..
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If you get enough water to use up the chamber, or if the water flashes to steam bad stuff can happen.. doesn't take much..
about one tenth the volume of just one cylinder
valve closes and the piston travels north on a 9.5:1 setup
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When the crank weight hit's the bottom of the piston from the rod bending, it distorted the pin bore on the piston. That's why it feels "notchy"
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When the crank weight hit's the bottom of the piston from the rod bending, it distorted the pin bore on the piston. That's why it feels "notchy"
oh so lucky it didn’t rip the pin outta the bottom of the piston. Then all you have is scrap
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I have worked on many a ls over the years but this is the worst damage ive seen personally. But ive never been around modified motors much so i got a kick out of finding it. Im sure guys who race alot see much worse
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I have worked on many a ls over the years but this is the worst damage ive seen personally. But ive never been around modified motors much so i got a kick out of finding it. Im sure guys who race alot see much worse
id like to add a kiss my dingus too 85 camaro z28 or whatever..buy a real camaro
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id like to add a kiss my dingus too 85 camaro z28 or whatever..buy a real camaro
They are as much a Camaro as any other Camaro, and handle better than anything built before '82. And with LS power are faster than anything before '82, all other things being equal.
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Owned a 88 loved it lol. Just dont much care for a fellas comments toward me
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Owned a 88 loved it lol. Just dont much care for a fellas comments toward me
I didn't see anything negative to you in this thread. Another thread? Anyway, no problem man. I have nothing against you or anything you said here.
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Different thread friend. Admin locked it no biggie
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Different thread friend. Admin locked it no biggie
Cool. Have a good one!
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