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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Thumbs up The need to be Weighed

This may be old news to some.
The link below has just about all the engine weights that could be used in our Trucks.
It will be very useful when setting up the front suspension or trying to figure out why your Truck sits so different now.

http://www.bacomatic.org/~dw/txt/engfyi.htm
 
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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Good stuff! Thanks, Dick.

 
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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Thanks, now I can figure out what springs I'll need when I replace my lawnmower's 20 HP Briggs and Stratton with the Allison V-12 turbo I have sitting behind the shop.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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A riding mower with cojones, eh?
 
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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More like a lawnmower rider with cojones to get on it! LOL!
 
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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Thanks, now I can figure out what springs I'll need when I replace my lawnmower's 20 HP Briggs and Stratton with the Allison V-12 turbo I have sitting behind the shop.
He, He. Sounds like my Torpedo Speedster project.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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Thanks, Dick!!! Great info! I bookmarked it.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Always and interesting read. Never fails to make me giggle when I see that my big Caddy 500 is comparatively light for a big block

Thanks Dick
 
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Always and interesting read. Never fails to make me giggle when I see that my big Caddy 500 is comparatively light for a big block

Thanks Dick
It's the $$$$ that make it heavy.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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.....so much for my giggling.....

For a brief moment there I escaped reality
 
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