LLY goes BOOM!!

[duratothemax]

Sorry to hear man It gets old wrenching on them all the time

um yeah you're telling me. Im putting my fifth (or sixth depending how you look at it) motor together and just found out that incompetent idiots out there still cant provide me with acceptable short block parts despite the fact that I pay them good money.

Ben

 

[Iceman56]

um yeah you're telling me. Im putting my fifth (or sixth depending how you look at it) motor together and just found out that incompetent idiots out there still cant provide me with acceptable short block parts despite the fact that I pay them good money.

Ben

Yeah I don't know how you do it Ben. I think I would have gave up by now if I were you. I guess I should quit thinking I have it bad.

 

[Akdiesel]

If whoever "they" are keep providing wrong parts why continue using them? Or is it something you can't get elsewhere?

 

[SmokeShow]

I'd be sick if my built engine (which I can't even afford yet) let go as quick as yours has. I'd hafta think hard about throwing in the towel on that deal. I just couldn't afford to blow up multiple built engines (obviously since I can't afford a first one just yet ).

I feel real bad for you dude!

 

[LarryJewell]

um yeah you're telling me. Im putting my fifth (or sixth depending how you look at it) motor together and just found out that incompetent idiots out there still cant provide me with acceptable short block parts despite the fact that I pay them good money.

Ben

for the same truck, what kind of luck have you been having

 

[duratothemax]

If whoever "they" are keep providing wrong parts why continue using them? Or is it something you can't get elsewhere?

Ive gone to a bunch of different people for various parts and just when I think ive got all my ducks in a row, something turns up wrong or bad or broken or missed deadline or...who really cares at this point?

I could have EASILY paid to just ship all of my parts to Guy to be machined/balanced and sent back to me for assembly at this point, with how much ive lost (in parts, money, and time) with various morons all the way from connecticut to minnesota to new hampshire to new york to....ive lost track.

.

 

[Akdiesel]

Damn man...sorry to hear about all your bad luck I just ASSumed everyone went thr SoCal Diesel or Tony B route as I've not heard bad news through those avenues but they're quite a bit spendier I've heard...I hope your luck turns around soon. I'm with smokeshow 110% on everything he said

 

[duratothemax]

Guy is taking good care of me and helping me get everything sorted out; Ive dealt with a lot of people and a lot of different parts over the years, he is the only person I trust now and has always helped me out when I needed it. :thumb:

Believe me, if I wasnt on the wrong side of the country, I would have had Guy do all of my machine/inspection/pre-assembly-prep work right from the get-go when I started putting my first built motor together sometime in late 2007. I dont mind building other peoples trucks but building my own gets really old, and its pretty pathetic when I point to the audi next to the dmax and say "yeah thats the reliable one"

 

[Akdiesel]

I hear ya on the German car thing. I'm waiting on my inevitable BMW fuel pump failure still.*

But back to trucks:

I just don't get how all of you do it. It's unfathomable to me to have one built motor let alone almost half a dozen. By my math it's around 8k between parts and machine work assuming you can assemble it all yourself. I don't know how you all afford but then again I'm on a military salary :rofl: so nothing seems affordable to me. Either way I love seeing how everyone pushes these trucks cause living through you all keeps me entertained. Keep coming up with your crazy widgets Ben those sure are awesome! And best of luck with your future motor build endeavors.

 

[custom8726]

Thanks Fella's :hug:,,, I'm Really not to bummed about it, I have been kind of expecting it for the last 2 months or so. All things considered it happened at about the best time for me, I recently purchased a Powerstroke in preperation for putting the D-max away untill spring, It's winter now, and I was only 20 miles from home. I just drove to Virginia towing a 28' gooseneck there and back with a 8k LB skidsteer on board. I noticed the motor getting gradually louder during the trip but could not find any visual problems and all the fluids, gauges, EGT's, etc, looked normal Don't get me wrong I am dissapointed knowing all the money I just shelled out getting it built 8k miles ago (Spring) and also the thought of the money I am about to spend doing it all over again But sh!t happens I guess, just got to figure what and were things went wrong and make some changes so it does not happen again. I think it was Tom who asked if the fire could have contributed? Well, it certainly did not help it any, but the fire itself did not really hurt much, The fact my motor Temp was Pegged all the way in the hot zone probably took some life out of her for sure though. The Motor always seemed to make a clatter on the Passenger side since the build, I discussed it on a couple occasions with the machine shop/ Engine builder and he did not seem to think it was anything to be concerned with. I am leaning towards a combination of some things out of spec to begin with, The fact I never did anything about it:banghead: and simply that I run the sh!t out of the truck on a regular basis I will keep you guys posted on what I find here in the near future, Thanks:thumb:

 

[maine04max]

Let me know what you find Jason, and give me a yell if I can help in any way

 

[custom8726]

Let me know what you find Jason, and give me a yell if I can help in any way

Thanks Craig, I will let you know what I find.. :beer

 

[Big Angry]

News like this always makes me cringe...I feel for you bro. I seriously consider dropping the coin on a motor myself from time to time, and I can't imagine how upset I'd be if it broke right after it was built.
I hope it's not as bad as it seems, and it goes back together relatively easy and inexpensively. :thumb:

 

[JD Dave]

Hate to hear stories like this also. Best of luck.

 

[95 z71]

Sorry to hear this. Hope your luck changes for the better.

 

[GeorgiaDieselGTO]

Ive gone to a bunch of different people for various parts and just when I think ive got all my ducks in a row, something turns up wrong or bad or broken or missed deadline or...who really cares at this point?

I could have EASILY paid to just ship all of my parts to Guy to be machined/balanced and sent back to me for assembly at this point, with how much ive lost (in parts, money, and time) with various morons all the way from connecticut to minnesota to new hampshire to new york to....ive lost track.

.

A competent machinist is important. We are lucky to have one close by, but six times? that sucks

 

[duratothemax]

I should clear that up. Ill have had 6 engines in my truck by the time this whole thing is done. Only two of them were/are built.

 

[ChevyDieselLLY]

Sorry to hear about this man.

 

[Colt]

Engine breaks hurts us all from the little guy who saved and sale bought for a long time to the guys who are more advantaged with more money/skills/friends help/ etc. We all get sick when one goes to hell.

 

[GMC_2002_Dmax]

um yeah you're telling me. Im putting my fifth (or sixth depending how you look at it) motor together and just found out that incompetent idiots out there still cant provide me with acceptable short block parts despite the fact that I pay them good money.

Ben

Ive gone to a bunch of different people for various parts and just when I think ive got all my ducks in a row, something turns up wrong or bad or broken or missed deadline or...who really cares at this point?

I could have EASILY paid to just ship all of my parts to Guy to be machined/balanced and sent back to me for assembly at this point, with how much ive lost (in parts, money, and time) with various morons all the way from connecticut to minnesota to new hampshire to new york to....ive lost track.

.

Guy is taking good care of me and helping me get everything sorted out; Ive dealt with a lot of people and a lot of different parts over the years, he is the only person I trust now and has always helped me out when I needed it. :thumb:

Believe me, if I wasnt on the wrong side of the country, I would have had Guy do all of my machine/inspection/pre-assembly-prep work right from the get-go when I started putting my first built motor together sometime in late 2007. I dont mind building other peoples trucks but building my own gets really old, and its pretty pathetic when I point to the audi next to the dmax and say "yeah thats the reliable one"

Shipping a motor to the West Coast is less expensive then rebuilding it over an over again.

Not saying this to rub salt in anyone's wounds and getting bad parts or machine work sucks...........

The old saying holds true and that is "You get what you pay for"...............:thumb:

When I pay for a product or service I pay what it costs to get the product or service that I need, I never understood the time wasted in trying to save a buck only to have it screw you in the end.

Good Luck