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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Any quick and easy suggestions, im open to anything, how well does seafoam work, will a brief change of oil with instead of 5 qts oil, 3 qts oil 2 qts transmission fluid, then re change the oil, im just lookin for a quick fix till can i afford new heads an so on.
 

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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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Whatever you do, I would pull the pan and clean it out and then clean engine anc change oil pump and pick up. That has to be all over inside everything.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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yea i do plan on dropping the pan, just in a bit of a financial crunch right now so you know i gotta put my project on the back burner.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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this was my first vehicle, i had it all through high school so it hold so sentimental value, i just feel like im running out of time
 
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it has not even been on the road for like 3 years total now
 
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 08:04 PM
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Any quick and easy suggestions, im open to anything, how well does seafoam work, will a brief change of oil with instead of 5 qts oil, 3 qts oil 2 qts transmission fluid, then re change the oil, im just lookin for a quick fix till can i afford new heads an so on.
That's beyond sea foam or anything else you pour in there.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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You need some professional cleaning seafoam wont even crack the surface of that...

But i have seen worse on an old 2nd gen ram in a garage i use to work at....he had the upwards of 190k.....he still ran it up until i moved last year...so he had been driving it over a year with more sludge than yours....thought id share in hopes to make you feel better....

But that sludge is due to poor maintenance....have you been neglecting the ol girl?
 
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Pull the oil pan and get to work with some Kerosene or Diesel. That's fugly dude!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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Brake or Carb cleaner would work too.... definitely drop the pan, and spray things out...
 
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 07:44 AM
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yea i neglected it while i was in high school i regret it know, but its too late now
 
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