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Feb 27, 2006 | 12:27 PM

Ricks94vette

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Racer

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From: CLAREMONT Ca

94 Needs a New Engine :(

Well, it appears my motor either jumped the timing belt or threw a rod. She won't crank over. Engine stops dead as if a piston is smacking into a valve. So I need opinions from you guys.
I am deciding of either rebuilding this engine or simply buying a new crated engine from GM. The reason I'm asking is that if I buy a crated engine, I know its brand new and comes with a warranty.
Also, since I live in Hollywood, CA would anyone know of a "good & reliable" engine rebuilder close to me.
Bummed,
Rick

Feb 27, 2006 | 12:40 PM

bogus

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gee... have you pulled any plugs to see if a cylinder is full of something? this happened to me and I found the FPR had busted, flooding some cylinders with gas.

Feb 27, 2006 | 12:45 PM

Ricks94vette

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Racer

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Your good. That's exactly what my mechanic suggested I do when I spoke to him this morning. I'll do that even if I have to remove all of the plugs and try to crank it by hand. I'll cross my fingers on this one.
Thanks for repsonding,
Rick

Feb 27, 2006 | 01:21 PM

bogus

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keep us posted!

glad I could help.

Feb 27, 2006 | 05:33 PM

Jerris

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If not fuel locked, check to see if any bolts have backed out of the flywheel and are jamming against the bellhousing.
Jerris

Feb 27, 2006 | 05:37 PM

Corvette Kid

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There is one thing of which I can assure you. Your engine definitely did not 'jump' a timing belt!

Good luck, there are many of us here willing to offer advice and help if we can. You've gotten some great tips already.

Feb 27, 2006 | 05:57 PM

REDC4CORVETTE

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Originally Posted by bogus

gee... have you pulled any plugs to see if a cylinder is full of something? this happened to me and I found the FPR had busted, flooding some cylinders with gas.

Same thing happened to me .Chevy said the motor was shot.
I had a warranty then and they came out and checked the motor ,All that was wrong was the FPR was bad and the motor would not turn over.Timing belt

I gota see that on a vett.
Of course they killed my starter,had to replace that.They had the car for 2 mths.
Chevy also said I needed a flywheel.

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Feb 27, 2006 | 09:20 PM

sothpaw2

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Definitely you should have the car diagnosed, first, to see if the problem is cheaper to fix then a new motor. If this is a daily driver, the crate motor has added appeal in that you can get one right away and not have to wait for a machine shop.

You still need a good shop to do the install. For machine work, open the yellow pages and go visit some shops. Talk to the people and get a sense for the customer service they can provide. And if they specialize in 383, then of course they are going to want to sell you that.