LB7: Head Gasket ........ ended up being bad engine thread !
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Looks nice Trent! I am still jealous you got that nice of a truck for the money.
By the time you want to put the twins back on the black truck Nathan will have something bigger and better for you ..... you gotta have twins for towing right
By the time you want to put the twins back on the black truck Nathan will have something bigger and better for you ..... you gotta have twins for towing right
Looks nice Trent! I am still jealous you got that nice of a truck for the money.
By the time you want to put the twins back on the black truck Nathan will have something bigger and better for you ..... you gotta have twins for towing right
I do have 2 twin kits right now but i am shure Nathan will be asking for the " test kit " back one day , maybe i could say "I cant remember were i put it" :joker:
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Nice! I have been there before
X2!! Hoping to actually get past it one day too!
Good luck Trent.
X2!! Hoping to actually get past it one day too!
Good luck Trent.
Ya i will get this one done and start on the other build right after
plus have to tear the black truck down for parts to put into this one , the trans and a few other parts are going to be swapped so i still have to tear the trans and maybe just the whole motor out of the other truck before i can finish this one ,at least i am fortunate to have good shop with tools , 2 post lift, and a chain hoist on a roller/Ibeam for pulling motors and such it makes it less chore and more enjoyable , i will probably be fed up after they both get finished .
:spit: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: You kill me!Ya i will get this one done and start on the other build right after
I wasnt so lucky on the passenger side of the motor , the block is toast , 1 piston also . the pics look worse than they are for rust , most of it wipes right off and is surface but this motor is done other than parts . good thing i have another short block , just need to find / fix the head .
From the carnige it looks like a valve hit the piston........... that made the piston scuff the wall , cant say how though , it is a stock truck with nothing more than a tune ran through it doesnt really matter just get it going and enjoy the truck .
From the carnige it looks like a valve hit the piston........... that made the piston scuff the wall , cant say how though , it is a stock truck with nothing more than a tune ran through it
doesnt really matter just get it going and enjoy the truck .Attachments
there was along block minus turbo and injectors for sale in phoenix
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/pts/1379786405.html
here is the ad
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/pts/1379786405.html
here is the ad
Yep the 11.0 run , it took a few days to show the signs .
Thanks for the link Kevin , I will keep it in mind . I have a few options just weighing them for now and running #'s to make shure i dont go over budget , as of right now I have everything but need some different heads or send these through a cylinder head shop , I still dont know there condition but know for sure one or 2 valves need replacing ( made contact and probgably bent , I assume they need a full valve job with seats and maybe more ? I will have them checked out soon .
You just changed my plans for Boise, I was hoping for more then one good pass. Two good passes would have given the go
. Thanks for the info!
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You just changed my plans for Boise, I was hoping for more then one good pass. Two good passes would have given the go
I think your rods could take a bit more than my LB7 rods , plus mine were pretty tired
they earned there keep this year for shure ! I have no complaints with what it took to hurt that motor .Well I now have 2 trucks tore all the way down now , 4 motors sitting on my shop floor ! now to make 1 good motor out of 4 :rofl: I havent got the motor torn down out of the black truck yet but it is out , cant wait to see how it looks inside ! Hoping to have this other truck running by next week some time if all goes right .
You got a head? Or using the one from the black truck?
Sounds like you will be busy
Yep going to steal the heads off it for now , and later will send out the ones i pulled off the other truck for some custom work :coolspot: I figure if i am going to spend money i might as well put the good stuff in the race motor !
I wont comment :rofl:
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I have 2 complete motors out of my trucks and 2 short blocks .