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Old 03-30-2011, 10:54 PM
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I would pull the pan and check if it has the forged crank, that is one of the best parts of the HO
 
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Old 03-30-2011, 10:58 PM
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yeah i would if i had the engine with me. i dont want frank to go through all that trouble.
 
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I would find an engine dyno and drop it off, curious to see what the numbers are out of the truck verses being in the truck
 
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Old 03-31-2011, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Dakkkota
looks fresly painted...be careful with all that metal dust in the shop around your engine!!!


finally you have it!!!good to ear!
Ill be sure to get some Duct-Tape over those openings. Or atleast some 55 gallon trash bags to cover it.

Originally Posted by Hammond_Egger
Hmm, is this a used pull, or a rebuild? Why do those heads look "newer" than the rest? Where is the harmonic balancer?

Just being overly critical to point it out, not to bust your stones (you had enough of that already!)
It does look exceptionally clean for a used pull motor, but my co-worker said that it must have been cleaned up and re-painted. It will take a TON of parts off of your old motor to get this one goin, but thats just my un-educated guess at it.

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yeah i would if i had the engine with me. i dont want frank to go through all that trouble.
If i had access to a motor stand, id give it a good lookin through, but as it is right now, I just dont have the equipment avaliable to do any checking of things like that right now. I will, however, If winston doesnt mind, take and try and spin the crank to see if it isnt siezed up.

Again, Winston, or Billy, If there is any thing that i need to look at, or test, just tell me, and ill do my best of figureing it out
 
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Nice, make sure to take lots of install pics.
 
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did something happen to the motor in your truck now?
 
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yeah, we arent sure exactly what the problem is but its a combination of a horribly blown HG that leaks retarded amounts of oil. 5qts in a few miles.
 
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taking it to the shop on monday. they said they might not be able to get to it untill next week. but ive waited 3months i can wait another week.
 
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Old 04-08-2011, 10:44 PM
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Old 04-08-2011, 10:46 PM
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so your going to have the first rear engine Dakota??
 


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