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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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Default Holy Crapolie!!!
I just got done pulling the intake assembly/heads and I bet 50-60% of all bolts on intake assembly were loose!! Even had some loose bolts on the accessories. And I found the problem.....blown head gasket. Also seems to be alot of oil sludge in the lifter valley, and antifreeze/stopleak sludge in the cooling passages. Might as well pull whole motor since I went this far and have it tanked.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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That sucks. Time to rebuild and spend money to go faster
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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That sucks. Time to rebuild and spend money to go faster
I dont know if I should stay 350 or is it worth it money/horsepower to go 383. Much cheaper to stay 350 i think
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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Sounds like a good time to add some HP with performance goodies. A 325 hp 350 would be a good start.
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Sounds like a good time to add some HP with performance goodies. A 325 hp 350 would be a good start.
Or a 500HP 396?
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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Or a 500HP 396?
This may seem like a dumb question.... What involves creating a 396
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Or a 500HP 396?
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