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Mar 9, 2009 | 02:32 PM

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BradyCouchman

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Originally Posted by 75F350

As the process continues you will end up taking the timing chain cover off to see if the chain broke. You have have a busted gear or chain and a piston is up against a valve.
You could loosten all of the rockers to see if they will free up a piston. Once all of them are loose are removed, it should isolate the valve train from the equation.
If the engine turns after that, you can then remove the timing chain cover to reveal what went wrong.

i have never worked on rockers, i am sure i can get them off but not sure about getting them back on. but i am sure i can get the tiiming chain cover off and back on. along with all the other stuff, water pump, fan....)

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Originally Posted by cobraguy

Brady I have a rbuildable core for you in El Cajon if you end up needing one.

thank you, i will let you know, but i think mine would be rebuildable (atlest get a core charge back)

Mar 9, 2009 | 08:44 PM

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Kiwi Petrol Head

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Brady, Sorry to hear about your probs - It looks as if you have a coolant leak at the t/stat housing as well. I would have to agree with 75F350 - loosen of the rockers one cyl at a time and try to turn the engine over by hand. But i think that you'll find a few may be hanging up if the timing gear/chain has failed. Good luck!

Mar 9, 2009 | 10:34 PM

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393STROKER

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Dont sweat it, pull it and do a teardown

Mar 10, 2009 | 03:42 PM

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BradyCouchman

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so some pictures before i tell what is wrong.

so now what we found (the parts we could get out.

this is how we did it

so we are almost sure it is a conecting rod, we could push it around but the other parts were to big to pull out.

Mar 10, 2009 | 04:08 PM

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Kiwi Petrol Head

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Pull the engine and drop the pants off it. Looks as if you are in for crank work. A second hand donk may be more cost effective to rebuild. Good Luck...

Mar 10, 2009 | 04:10 PM

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It doesn't really matter now what it is. A chunk that big can only be bad. It's engine pullin time, yank her out and keep the pics comin.

Mar 10, 2009 | 08:03 PM

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orng1

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Damn, I didn't even get to help. I do have a cherry picker if your going to pull the motor.

Mar 10, 2009 | 08:03 PM

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cobraguy

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Loud noises + motor dosen't turn + metal chunks in the pan = Get another engine. You may be able to save some of that one but it's going to cost. Like I said earlier I have a spare D1VE short block and some D3VE heads. But tear yours down first and see how bad it really is. It will be obvious what broke once the pan is off.