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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:25 AM
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I went to the track tonight and made two good passes. On the third pass I went to the line and tried to stall it up. It went to 2000rpm and shut off. We pushed it back around and finally got it to start. The thing was making all kinds of noise. I checked the oil and it has metal pieces in it. I don't know if it spun a bearing or what. Where do I go from here?
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 01:39 AM
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start tearing the motor down. that metal came from somewhere
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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I had the same happen to me in my 98 Z that I sold. Metal everywhere inside it...I pulled it apart and found it had spun 3 bearings. The stock oil pump failed on me. Good luck!

By the way i noticed you're from Huntington...and I'm not to far away at Beckley....what track are you going to?? I've heard there's a couple in KY that's not to far away.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Kennedy98z28
I went to the track tonight and made two good passes. On the third pass I went to the line and tried to stall it up. It went to 2000rpm and shut off. We pushed it back around and finally got it to start. The thing was making all kinds of noise. I checked the oil and it has metal pieces in it. I don't know if it spun a bearing or what. Where do I go from here?
That sucks But where do you go from here?? 1st to your wallet then the phone then to the new 408 you'll get in about 6 weeks BTW i just had my 408 delivered from LME and its going in friday night. Anyway sorry about your motor and i went through this in the early summer but when there is metal there is problems!! Good luck with your choice
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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I don't know if I should go with a 408 or 347.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SSBLUBYYOU
I had the same happen to me in my 98 Z that I sold. Metal everywhere inside it...I pulled it apart and found it had spun 3 bearings. The stock oil pump failed on me. Good luck!

By the way i noticed you're from Huntington...and I'm not to far away at Beckley....what track are you going to?? I've heard there's a couple in KY that's not to far away.
I am from Ashland, There is an 1/8th mile track in Owingsville, about 1 1/2hour drive and a 1/4 mile track in Mount sterling wich is about a 2 hour drive from here in Ashland. Any good racing goin on in Beckley?
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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I would get the 408 and be done with it. If you get the 347, you might be asking yourself "what if" in the longrun.
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