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Originally Posted by gearheads78
Trying to picuture what happened but am I reading it right that the motor fell 3 ft and hit the concrete? If so DO NOT install the motor with out pulling the crank out to have it checked. Not what you want to here but a drop like that will usually break the crack shaft. I watched a buddy do it with a 396 he was about to put in a Nova. They put a pan on it and visually inspected while together and it looked OK The motor came apart with a broken crank in less than 50 miles.
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I said "probably". It'd be a great idea to just go ahead and switch it out with another one if you've got a spare. But it's also good he's going to have it checked out either way.