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That is a bummer, but on the bright side, 127k isn't really that bad on miles for a 5.3. I know that's not problem, its the fact that you were lied to, so I feel your pain. What is different on the engine you have from the pic of it in the blue truck?
I saw your other thread on figuring out what year it is, and there are casting dates on a lot of aluminum parts. Under side of valve covers, and throttle body come to mind. There will be a little circle with a number in the center of it, that's the build year. Theyre all pretty close together on an engine. Also the steel baffle that bolts to the inside sump part of the oil pan will have a complete date stamped into it. |
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Did you get the motor local to you?
If so, I would load it in a truck and take your documentation with you and show it to him. Tell him that he needs to make it right, if he doesnt, then just tell anyone who will listen how much they suck and advise to never use them. I had a similar issue, I bought a motor and trans ( 2002) from a local yard. When I got it in the truck and all hooked up, it wouldnt start, turn over but maybe 1/4 turn. I pulled it and tried to manually turn it, no go. I pulled the passenger side head ( I know I wasnt supposed to by the yards rules but) thats when I found enough rust and yuk in the middle two cylinders to make it impossible to turn over. I called him, sent him pictures and two persons signed statement ( they were both present when opened up) and he refused to make it right. I found another motor with 7K miles and bought it. I then took the POS motor and set it right in front of his business door, and chained it to his from door and the two posts that protected it. I also included a note, "thank you for your commitment to customer service!" |
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I like your style Clyde, thats exactly what I feel like doing lol...No this guy is about two hours up north from me in Wilmington Ca..Im in San Diego...Going to talk to this guy today after I call a lawyer or two and see what I can make happen today, I really just want to get this worked out with this guy he Claims to be the Change over king I hope he makes it right..thats all I want so I can get on with the build of my truck...off to work now hopefully I will have some good news later. |
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Ok, I think I'm with you on this. Is the engine in post #48 your engine? That blue Tahoe is a 2002 or older, since it's got a cable throttle body, and in 2003 all trucks went to DBW. The pic in post #48 is a DBW engine and also has the bigger case alternator that the Tahoe does not. Right on the front (upper left of where the intake hose goes on) of the throttle body is a small circle with a number in it, what does it say? My guess is it's going to be a '03-04 flexfuel engine since it has the return style fuel rail.
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I agree, you should give this guy a chance. It could have been a mistake of one of his workers, he should have the opportunity at minimum. |
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I did speak to him he says he gets shipments in every wednesday and thursday and he said he would send me a new engine with a video of the engine and odometer reading of the vehicle it comes out of so lets hope he is true to his word.
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here is the stamp I was talking about that read F100. Does this mean anything ?.........now Im back off to work my lunch is over...thanks for everyones help on this |
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We had a situation happen with a trans a while back. The guy had to be forced (and I'm one hell of a persuader) to replace the trans (said it was 2wd, but wasnt).
When we picked the new one up, I "speed offloaded" the old trans. Its a complex technique involving putting the engine on a moving blanket, and going 15-20 in reverse. Then you hit the "bed dump" which is also the brake pedal. Works like a charm, and no heavy equipment needed. |
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Lol... BR3 can I borrow you for a few hours ? Hopefully I won't need that kind of persuasion but couldn't hurt
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Go get him tiger!!!
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The vin history report says in may of 2013 it had 57k then in august of 2013 it jumps to127k...very strange, so how can you put over 60k mile rin 3 months ? Just too many weird things going on that puts doubts on my mind. |
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I agree I am really convinced not the same engine. I asked him about that and he said that they change accesories on the motors all the time to cater to what the customer wants, but I did quite a bit of zooming in on those pics that he took and there were marks on the pulleys and dipsticks that just are not there on the engine in my garage...big can of worms I seem to open those every so often lol |
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I almost bought a truck in 2002 or 2003, until I found out it had a salvage title. Dont get me wrong, if I knew the truck or trusted the seller, the salvage title would have been somewhat ok. It had a similar issue, the guy said he had JUST traded for it and didnt want the truck, it was a very nice looking truck from all angles, it had the LQ4 in it with a 4l60e ( the motor was swapped obviously. I asked to hear the motor run and he made some excuse and said to come back tomorrow for that, so at first I didnt think much about it, then came back after lunch when his employee was there and he had the VC off, man what a nasty mess! I then did a VIN check which told me about the salvage title which this dude wasnt going to tell me...so I walked but someone bought that truck and suffered for it I think...
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I pulled one of the valve covers today just to see what I would find.
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Looks well taken care of. But I'm thinking its been replaced at some point, a 99 or 2000 wouldn't have the DBW that you have. Under the rail that holds the rockers on the left side of the headbetween the two cylinders is another date code like the one on your block, see what it says
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i pulled the valve covers off my 2004 5.3 and it was way nastier than the engine you got, i cleaned it up some under there (my motor also has 130k)...but still you paid for a certain item and didn't get it...id be out waiver guns in there air!!! I'm not done with my swap but if it turns out to be a bad motor or tranny I'm going to be super crazy mad...i drove 2.5 hours to get mine as well
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