sh!#%y day

this pretty much sums up how i feel:



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2002 100k miles 4.3 vortec.



it lost a little pressure, but not down to 0 where it siezed. thankfully!



Been calling around, i've got a line on one with 14k miles-that should be nice and fresh
 
tssdetailing said:
2002 100k miles 4.3 vortec.



it lost a little pressure, but not down to 0 where it siezed. thankfully!



Been calling around, i've got a line on one with 14k miles-that should be nice and fresh
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an 02 with 160K km ? That's not very old man.... that definitely shouldn't have happened at that age....
 
Find a used, tested, guarenteed motor. Good thing is it really should not be that tough of a job on the S10 to swap them out. Throwing a rod is rare. Generally only occurs when the engine is over-revved. Even lack of oil generally causes bearing to fail and the motor to seize or knock. Change the motor mounts and other hard to get to wear items while you are in there.
 
looking @ a 14k mile engine for $1100. Hope to drop it in this weekend.



I bought the truck with 95k miles on it...i'm guessing the last owners weren't very nice to it.
 
At least with $1100 and whatever the install is, you'll be back on the road for a lot less than a year's worth of car payments.
 
Scottwax said:
At least with $1100 and whatever the install is, you'll be back on the road for a lot less than a year's worth of car payments.
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+1, car payments suck (trust me I've done them, lol)
 
:manlystrictlyheterobearhug: Sorry to hear that dude... I'm leaving right now to take my car in for a $500 service and inspections :(...
 
To think I was hacked off because one of my caliper slider pins was sticking and ate not only the outboard pad on the left side but also the rotor which meant my car was shaking any time I'd brake at freeway speeds. Taking into account my car has 172,250 miles on the original rotors, I went ahead and changed out both of them since rotors are only $35 for my car. I think pads and rotors together cost me $114 with tax and I had the job done in under an hour. I guess I got off easy.
 
oh this just doesn't get any better...my life is a Ben Stiller movie.



bought an engine, began the swap last weekend with my friend at his house b/c he's got a ton of air tools/engine lift etc...didn't finish it, but got it far enough that my buddy said "i'll work on it through the week." We eF'd up the radiator while installing new motor and so that had to get replaced. Well, i guess he didn't install it right b/c the trans cooler lines running through it are leaking now. I've got 3 freakin gigs this weekend and a truck that might make it to them. FML!
 
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