I'm going to drop the pan and check it out. I didn't think they were either since usually they do make a lot of noise but my friend said when his bearings went it was the same thing mine is doing, his randomly froze up with no noise. I wonder if that was why I got it to spin quicker one last time. If for some reason it's not what else could bind up like this?

 

I was thinking that perhaps it was on its way out(timing chain) and it ifred up and straightened itself out since he didn't jump on it(maybe). Then it gave out completely the second round but I am grasping at straws since his issues with his truck change faster than most people change underwear. Just bustin ya.

 

I know im not having good luck with this truck, in the year I've owned it I had the tire fly off on the highway 6 weeks after I bought it so it has a new rear end since the old one was destroyed, had to do a wheel bearing, big coolant leak, along with many more issues I cant think of right now from working 5am-11pm today. Since the truck isnt running I've been relying on my harley which broke down last night a couple towns away from home so I dont know if doing this intake gasket was bad luck or if I'm the bad luck. I'm going to start with dropping the oil pan first since its easier and if it isnt a bearing which im hoping it is I'll pull the timing chain cover.

 

Well if it is a main/rod bearing then you might as well freshen her up all the way since you have had most of the top end apart already. Sorry to bust on ya since your having such a hard time with everything. I am just in awe at how many things have gone haywire for you since you started the thread. What happened to the hog?

 

oh don't worry about it I work with contractors all day im thick skinned. It's a bobber so between not having a front fender and riding in a storm it sucked up water and left me stranded. I got it fixed today. I start school Monday and I need the truck to get me and my tools to college so a rebuild is not really something I have time for now. Im going to do the main and crank bearings, maybe the main seal, valve cover gasket, double check valve lash while I'm in there and a oil pan gasket. That should definatly get the power back, I had major power loss and cylinders kept dropping so I figured it was from the intake. I already did cap/rotor, plug wires and plugs and I know having bad bearings will rob power so I'm hoping this should get it running right again. It was so bad any given car could accelerate a lot harder than me. Even tho it's not a racecar a year ago it had enough sack to spin the tires where last time I drove it it wouldn't.

 

If you have bad bearings in the bottom end you had better consider pulling the crank and rods to have them checked and lap the crank for new bearings. Otherwise you could be right back where you are now within minutes of changing bearings.

 

Yea I'm going to check them with plastiguage and buff them up before I put new ones it. It had to be from low oil. I know when I built my chevy the bearings didn't take long.

 

I pulled the oil pan as soon as I got home from work, while draining the oil the first few seconds of draining was all antifreeze. It was to the point the drain plug smelled like antifreeze and not so much like carbon/old oil. After I pulled the pan there was no signs at all of metal, even the pump screen was pretty clean and not clogged at all. I put the wrench on the crank and tried to turn it to see if I could pin point where the seize is but it did not even budge at all.

 

Antifreeze does really bad things to bearings. It would appear that CMCKENNA nailed it that you have a horrible leak between the intake and the heads at the coolant ports. Sorry to say but enjoy pulling the crank and doing all new bearings.

 

Well Im hoping had because before the reason I did the gasket was because if it idled for a while it would start to run rough and sometimes almost stall, once I had 3 cylinders drop out on the highway because the plugs got so fouled out, I had cylinder 8 drop out once and the last week I drove it if I was putting a load on it at 1100 rpm it would almost stall out. So I hope all this antifreeze is from the past week since I just had to add almost a gallon a month ago.