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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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Damn man, sorry to hear this. Eugene has some good info there, as usual.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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Dang man... when it rains it pours doesn't it. Sorry to hear your truck is down again.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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Sorry to hear about the motor Kris. I bet if anybody can get it figured out quickly it'll be you!

I might have to get ahold of you in the near future to get some engine pulling and replacing advice. Don't worry guys, I didn't window my block. Yet anyway!
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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That sucks... gets really expensive too...
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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Kris, I am beginning to think your truck actually hates you. That has got to really be getting old. Good luck buddy.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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Kris, All I can say about this Is *****_ _ - dadgumit. Good luck with it. I am sure you will get it figured out. I wish I was closer to you and could helped you pull it a couple times that way I would know more about it when I pull my motor out.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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Eeks. That's not good. Hope you get it wired up and running.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Dont give up on it. look at me. Im on my fourth block and Im not giving up! My luck will turn around soon enough.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Dont give up on it. look at me. Im on my fourth block and Im not giving up! My luck will turn around soon enough.

You have a credit card, and a rich grandmother, and i dont.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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You have a credit card, and a rich grandmother, and i dont.
Ouch!

Can you save the piston and rod? Or are they junk.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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Rod is not junk, no way! One of them is over $300 anyway. But i do need a new piston, it's custom though, just not any off-the-shelf piston.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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I hope things turn around for you Kris, you know your stuff and your well respected here, were all behind yaa..
 
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
You have a credit card, and a rich grandmother, and i dont.
I've got a credit card, but could use a rich grandmother. Anyone have one their not using?

Are they going to have to custom fab the piston for you Kris? If so, check into the price of getting 2 or 3. If it's a fab job, most of the time the expense comes in the set up. Adding one more piston to the order may not add a significant amount of money.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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I've got a credit card, but could use a rich grandmother. Anyone have one their not using?

Are they going to have to custom fab the piston for you Kris? If so, check into the price of getting 2 or 3. If it's a fab job, most of the time the expense comes in the set up. Adding one more piston to the order may not add a significant amount of money.
I don't need two or three, i need one. I already had them make me a set of 8, and it's still in their CNC machine, so they said it's easy enough to turn me one out. Do you want me to get three, and you buy the other two?
 
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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