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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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Default Guess the sound. Rod knocking?

Since it isn't LS1 specific I'm putting it here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjiLcvqBqxo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8LQT3sNXHU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Thanks.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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spun bearing
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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Thanks. I bought it after it had been sitting. The starter was locked up. Replaced it and got that sound in the video. :/
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by forgedlt4
spun bearing
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Sounds exactly like mine did
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8LQT...e_gdata_player
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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jesus h, that's terrible.
sounds like a bad lifter and a bad rod bearing. damn thing got oil in it?
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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Haha, yeah, it has oil in it. :/ Not just a bad starter.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Man, those videos were painful to watch. I might have nightmares.
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That thing definitely went without normal volume of oil a time or two.
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Ever find out the problem? mine is sounding just like that. I've replaced the lifters and the pushrods. It still makes that sound.
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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 08:38 PM
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"rev it up" lol "try to send a rod through the side!" (didn't say that last thing but that might as well be what he did say..moron.)
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